orcas
[ˈoɾkas]
The verdict
“orcas” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #54,406 among 1,467 “O” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #54,406
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 1,467
- “O” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma del plural de orca.
Corpus desk
Index ES-orcas · orcas · Spanish
orcas · rank #54,406 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #54,406
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,467
- PHOTO-FINISH opté
Nearest frequency peer: opté (-1 rank slots)
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Rangos de cola larga cerca de “orcas”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- obtendrían
obtendrían
45,599 corpus weight
- oftalmólogo
oftalmólogo
45,598 corpus weight
- operation
operation
45,597 corpus weight
- opté
opté
45,596 corpus weight
- orcas
orcas
45,595 corpus weight
- ortopedia
ortopedia
45,593 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “orcas” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | orcas |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈoɾkas] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #54,406 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “orcas” en español
Rare enough to double-check
orcas is uncommon Spanish at frequency #54,406 among 1,467 “O” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈoɾkas]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forma del plural de orca.".
orcas has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is orcas, spelled O-R-C-A-S.
Definition
- 1Forma del plural de orca.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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