paciencia

[paˈsjẽnsja]

/[paˈsjẽnsja]/ noun

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The verdict

“paciencia” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #3,275. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,275
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Calma en la realización de alguna actividad.

Corpus desk

Index ES-paciencia · paciencia · Spanish

paciencia · rank #3,275 · 13 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,275
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH oficialmente

Nearest frequency peer: oficialmente (-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 “paciencia”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “paciencia” 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).

paciencia vs Palencia
67% similar

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

Key facts for paciencia
PropertyValue
Headwordpaciencia
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[paˈsjẽnsja]
Letters9
Frequency rank#3,275
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “paciencia”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).pacienciacae 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 “oficialmente” (#3,274), “pasaba” (#3,276), “obtuvo” (#3,273). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “paciencia” va en #3,275. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around paciencia (IPA [paˈsjẽnsja]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,275 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for paciencia, with forms such as "apciencia", "pacciencia", and "paceincia". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Palencia", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is paciencia, spelled P-A-C-I-E-N-C-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Calma en la realización de alguna actividad.
  2. 2
    Capacidad para esperar serenamente por algo deseado.
  3. 3
    Capacidad para tolerar situaciones incómodas.

Synonyms

tranquilidadrelaxrelajaciónserenidadcalmaautocontrol

Antonyms

impacienciaansiedadimpacienciaansiedadatore

This word in other languages

patience(English)patience(Français)Geduld(Deutsch)paciência(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • apciencia
  • pacciencia
  • paceincia
  • paciecnia
  • paciencai
  • pacienccia
  • pacienica
  • pacienncia
  • pacinecia
  • paicencia
  • pasiensia
  • pcaiencia
  • ppaciencia

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of paciencia - 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.

apciencia2pacciencia1paceincia2paciecnia2paciencai2pacienccia1pacienica2pacienncia1
Edit distance from "paciencia"

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 "paciencia"?
"paciencia" is spelled P-A-C-I-E-N-C-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is [paˈsjẽnsja].
What does "paciencia" mean?
As a noun, "paciencia" means: Calma en la realización de alguna actividad.
What words are commonly confused with "paciencia"?
"paciencia" is commonly confused with "Palencia". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "paciencia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "paciencia" is [paˈsjẽnsja]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "paciencia" come from?
"paciencia" 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 "paciencia", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

registros#3,286tendremos#3,293aparición#3,300ciudadana#3,307

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

levantar13 variantscristiano13 variantsCorrientes13 variantsconsiguió13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list