palanca

[paˈlãŋka]

/[paˈlãŋka]/ noun

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The verdict

“palanca” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #13,308. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,308
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Máquina simple compuesta por una barra rígida que puede girar libremente alrededor de un punto de apoyo, o fulcro. Puede utilizarse para amplificar la fuerza mecánica que se aplica a un objeto, o p...

Corpus desk

Index ES-palanca · palanca · Spanish

palanca · rank #13,308 · 10 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,308
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH padrón

Nearest frequency peer: padrón (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “palanca”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “palanca” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

palanca vs placa
71% similar
palanca vs plana
71% similar
palanca vs planta
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for palanca
PropertyValue
Headwordpalanca
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[paˈlãŋka]
Letters7
Frequency rank#13,308
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “palanca”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).palancacae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “padrón” (#13,307), “pendeja” (#13,309), “Orleans” (#13,306). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “palanca” va en #13,308. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around palanca (IPA [paˈlãŋka]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #13,308 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for palanca, with forms such as "aplanca", "paalnca", and "palacna". 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 13 confusable-pair relationships, "placa", "plana", "planta", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is palanca, spelled P-A-L-A-N-C-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Máquina simple compuesta por una barra rígida que puede girar libremente alrededor de un punto de apoyo, o fulcro. Puede utilizarse para amplificar la fuerza mecánica que se aplica a un objeto, o para incrementar la distancia recorrida por un objeto en respuesta a la aplicación de una fuerza.
  2. 2
    Relación o influencia que se puede utilizar para provocar un cambio, obtener un favor, o una concesión.
  3. 3
    Persona con poder que favorece a alguien.
  4. 4
    Mozo ayudante del matarife o jifero.
  5. 5
    Arbusto de los climas calientes, cuya fruta, semejante a la ciruela, no es muy grata al paladar. El aroma de la flor es bastante repugnante.
  6. 6
    En albañilería; palo, a madera de porra, que sirve para machacar yeso.
  7. 7
    Viga que da movimiento a la báscula de un puente levadizo.
  8. 8
    Barra de hierro de unos 40 cm. de largo y 3 de grueso, con espiga perpendicular a ella en uno de sus extremos, para encajarla en el baco o en el mostrador y que pueda hacer así con ventaja el oficio de bigornia.
  9. 9
    Muletilla de bastante longitud que se emplea para fincar.

This word in other languages

lever(English)levier(Français)Hebel(Deutsch)alavanca(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aplanca
  • paalnca
  • palacna
  • palanac
  • palancca
  • palannca
  • pallanca
  • palnaca
  • plaanca
  • ppalanca

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of palanca - 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.

aplanca2paalnca2palacna2palanac2palancca1palannca1pallanca1palnaca2
Edit distance from "palanca"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "palanca"?
"palanca" is spelled P-A-L-A-N-C-A. The IPA pronunciation is [paˈlãŋka].
What does "palanca" mean?
As a noun, "palanca" means: Máquina simple compuesta por una barra rígida que puede girar libremente alrededor de un punto de apoyo, o fulcro. Puede utilizarse para amplificar la fuerza mecánica que se aplica a un objeto, o p...
What words are commonly confused with "palanca"?
"palanca" is commonly confused with "placa", "plana", "planta". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "palanca"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "palanca" is [paˈlãŋka]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "palanca" come from?
"palanca" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "palanca", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

pendeja#13,309Orleans#13,306ocurría#13,302pintada#13,315

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Lourdes10 variantsllenando10 variantsincluya10 variantssaldría10 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list