pacha

[ˈpat͡ʃa]

/[ˈpat͡ʃa]/ noun

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The verdict

“pacha” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #39,897. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#39,897
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Botella pequeña y plana para llevar licor.

Corpus desk

Index ES-pacha · pacha · Spanish

pacha · rank #39,897 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #39,897
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH orgullosas

Nearest frequency peer: orgullosas (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “pacha”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “pacha” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

pacha vs para
60% similar
pacha vs pasa
60% similar
pacha vs papa
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for pacha
PropertyValue
Headwordpacha
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpat͡ʃa]
Letters5
Frequency rank#39,897
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “pacha”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).pachacae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “orgullosas” (#39,896), “ofreciera” (#39,894), “pandas” (#39,900). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “pacha” va en #39,897. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around pacha (IPA [ˈpat͡ʃa]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #39,897 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for pacha, with forms such as "apcha", "pacah", and "paccha". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "para", "pasa", "papa", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is pacha, spelled P-A-C-H-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Botella pequeña y plana para llevar licor.
  2. 2
    Recipiente en forma de botella cerrada por una tetina flexible, a través de la cual se bebe por succión.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how pacha appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Desde la mañanita me conseguí mi pacha de guaro para estar arrecho cuando vinieran los cuques.
  2. Mi nieto nos cansa demasiado. Una vez durmió en nuestra casa y despertó por la noche, llorando por su pacha.

Synonyms

petacabiberónmamaderamamila

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • apcha
  • pacah
  • paccha
  • pachha
  • pahca
  • pcaha
  • ppacha

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of pacha - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

apcha2pacah2paccha1pachha1pahca2pcaha2ppacha1
Edit distance from "pacha"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pacha"?
"pacha" is spelled P-A-C-H-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpat͡ʃa].
What does "pacha" mean?
As a noun, "pacha" means: Botella pequeña y plana para llevar licor.
What words are commonly confused with "pacha"?
"pacha" is commonly confused with "para", "pasa", "papa". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pacha"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pacha" is [ˈpat͡ʃa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pacha" come from?
"pacha" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "pacha", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

parti#39,905patán#39,908pijas#39,921mentí#39,858

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

quimio7 variantsrayar7 variantslegos7 variantshumus7 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list