paladar
[palaˈð̞aɾ]
The verdict
“paladar” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #17,776 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #17,776
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 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...
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 | paladar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [palaˈð̞aɾ] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #17,776 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “paladar” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for paladar is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, 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 generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for paladar, with forms such as "apladar", "paaldar", and "palaadr". 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, "pasada", "parada", "patada", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No borrowing history is documented 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 paladar, spelled P-A-L-A-D-A-R.
Definition
- 1Parte 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).
- 2Facultad de distinguir los sabores de los alimentos o de las cosas. Sentido del gusto.
- 3Facultad de apreciar los asuntos inmateriales y espirituales.
- 4Sabor que se le encuentra a los alimentos.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: apladar,paaldar,palaadr,paladarr,paladdar,paladra,paldaar,palladar,plaadar,ppaladar
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of paladar - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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 “paladar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-A-L-A-D-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [palaˈð̞aɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “pasada” - see the side-by-side comparison. paladar vs pasada
- 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.