paila
[ˈpajla]
The verdict
“paila” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #70,507 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #70,507
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Recipiente de cocina, de forma circular y poca profundidad, dotado de asas a ambos lados.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | paila |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈpajla] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #70,507 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “paila” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for paila is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈpajla]. Corpus data places it at rank #70,507 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for paila, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
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 paila, spelled P-A-I-L-A.
Definition
- 1Recipiente de cocina, de forma circular y poca profundidad, dotado de asas a ambos lados.
- 2Sartén profunda y amplia
- 3Recipiente de cocina de diámetro poco superior a su altura, usado para calentar o hervir líquidos.
- 4Recipiente cilíndrico de cualquier material y buen tamaño.
- 5Sección de un vehículo de carga destinada a la misma, por oposición a la cabina
- 6Estructura cartilaginosa que forma la parte externa del oído del hombre y algunos animales
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 “paila”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-A-I-L-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈpajla] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.