palafrén
[palaˈfɾẽn]
The verdict
“palafrén” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Caballo manso en que solían montar las damas y señoras en las funciones públicas o en las cacerías, y muchas veces los reyes y príncipes para hacer sus entradas.
Corpus desk
Index ES-palafren · palafrén · Spanish
palafrén · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | palafrén |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [palaˈfɾẽn] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “palafrén” en español
Rare enough to double-check
palafrén is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [palaˈfɾẽn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
palafrén has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is palafrén, spelled P-A-L-A-F-R-É-N.
Definition
- 1Caballo manso en que solían montar las damas y señoras en las funciones públicas o en las cacerías, y muchas veces los reyes y príncipes para hacer sus entradas.
- 2Caballo en que va montado el criado o lacayo que acompaña a su amo cuando este va a caballo.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how palafrén appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
«—Dios nos enviará algún consejo; atendamos un poco. Ellos esto hablando, vieron a una doncella que venía en un buen palafrén».
«E hicieron luego traer andas y pusiéronlas sobre los dos palafrenes y pusieron ahí al rey; e hicieron subir a los presos en sendas bestias y descendiéronlos a todos así al llano».
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.