paca
[ˈpaka]
The verdict
“paca” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #39,363 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #39,363
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 4
- letters
- 5
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Bloque cilíndrico o paralelepipédico de forraje comprimido.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | paca |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈpaka] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #39,363 |
| Misspellings tracked | 5 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “paca” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for paca is 4 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈpaka]. Corpus data places it at rank #39,363 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for paca, with forms such as "apca", "paac", and "pacca". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "paz", "pan", "pal", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is paca, spelled P-A-C-A.
Definition
- 1Bloque cilíndrico o paralelepipédico de forraje comprimido.
- 2Bulto de ropa que se vende al por mayor, generalmente de segunda mano, y que se agrupa en grandes cantidades para su comercialización.
- 3Bolsa de papel que se usa para llevar cosas.
- 4Droga empaquetada y lista para su distribución y venta.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: apca,paac,pacca,pcaa,ppaca
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of paca - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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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Using “paca”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-A-C-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈpaka] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “paz” - see the side-by-side comparison. paca vs paz
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.