paladar

/[palaˈð̞aɾ]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#17,776

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

paladar is aSpanishnoun. It means: Parte superior de la cavidad oral, formada por el hueso palatino y huesos maxilares cubiertos de una mucosa en su parte anterior (paladar duro), y de músculos y tendones recubiertos de mucosa en la... Pronounced [palaˈð̞aɾ]. Often confused with pasada and parada.

Key facts for paladar
PropertyValue
Headwordpaladar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[palaˈð̞aɾ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#17,776
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of paladar in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for paladar is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [palaˈð̞aɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #17,776 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 Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for paladar, with forms such as "apladar", "paaldar", and "palaadr". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "pasada", "parada", "patada", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is paladar, spelled P-A-L-A-D-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Parte superior de la cavidad oral, formada por el hueso palatino y huesos maxilares cubiertos de una mucosa en su parte anterior (paladar duro), y de músculos y tendones recubiertos de mucosa en la parte posterior (paladar blando).
  2. 2
    Facultad de distinguir los sabores de los alimentos o de las cosas. Sentido del gusto.
  3. 3
    Facultad de apreciar los asuntos inmateriales y espirituales.
  4. 4
    Sabor que se le encuentra a los alimentos.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: apladar,paaldar,palaadr,paladarr,paladdar,paladra,paldaar,palladar,plaadar,ppaladar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for paladar

Misspelling Variants of "paladar"

apladar7paaldar7palaadr7paladarr8paladdar8paladra7paldaar7palladar8
Misspelling Variants of "paladar"

Frequency rank: #17,776 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "paladar"?
"paladar" is spelled P-A-L-A-D-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [palaˈð̞aɾ].
What does "paladar" mean?
As a noun, "paladar" means: Parte superior de la cavidad oral, formada por el hueso palatino y huesos maxilares cubiertos de una mucosa en su parte anterior (paladar duro), y de músculos y tendones recubiertos de mucosa en la...
What words are commonly confused with "paladar"?
"paladar" is commonly confused with "pasada", "parada", "patada". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "paladar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "paladar" is [palaˈð̞aɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "paladar" come from?
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.