palenque
[paˈlẽŋke]
The verdict
“palenque” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #26,552 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #26,552
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Vallado de madera con que se cerca un terreno.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | palenque |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [paˈlẽŋke] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #26,552 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “palenque” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for palenque is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [paˈlẽŋke]. Corpus data places it at rank #26,552 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 generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for palenque, with forms such as "aplenque", "paelnque", and "palennque". 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 is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is palenque, spelled P-A-L-E-N-Q-U-E.
Definition
- 1Vallado de madera con que se cerca un terreno.
- 2Por extensión, el terreno mismo así cercado, cuando se emplea para una justa o lid.
- 3Pasaje entablonado entre la gradería y el tablado que se emplea para algunas funciones en el teatro.
- 4Poste o estructura para atar los animales, en especial las monturas, junto a la entrada de un recinto.
- 5Comunidad de esclavos cimarrones que, durante la época colonial en América, se organizaban para su subsistencia y defensa independientemente de la autoridad colonial.
- 6Edificio rural rústico y sin paredes, usado antiguamente por los nativos como vivienda y hoy para fiestas populares.
Synonyms
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: aplenque,paelnque,palennque,palenqeu,palenqque,palenuqe,paleqnue,pallenque,palneque,plaenque,ppalenque
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of palenque - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “palenque”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-A-L-E-N-Q-U-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [paˈlẽŋke] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- 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.