paciente
[paˈsjẽn̪t̪e]
The verdict
“paciente” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #2,408 in Spanish word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #2,408
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 5
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Que tiene paciencia, que soporta o padece sin inmutarse.
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 | paciente |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [paˈsjẽn̪t̪e] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #2,408 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 5 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “paciente” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for paciente is 8 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [paˈsjẽn̪t̪e]. Corpus data places it at rank #2,408 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for paciente, with forms such as "apciente", "pacciente", and "paceinte". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "patente", "pariente", "poniente", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
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 paciente, spelled P-A-C-I-E-N-T-E.
Definition
- 1Que tiene paciencia, que soporta o padece sin inmutarse.
- 2Que demuestra o implica paciencia.
- 3Que recibe la acción del complemento agente en una oración pasiva. :*Sinónimo: pasivo
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: apciente,pacciente,paceinte,pacienet,paciennte,pacientte,pacietne,pacinete,paicente,pasiente,pcaiente,ppaciente
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of paciente - 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 “paciente”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-A-C-I-E-N-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [paˈsjẽn̪t̪e] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “patente” - see the side-by-side comparison. paciente vs patente
- 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.