palera
[paˈleɾa]
The verdict
“palera” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Serie de golpes o azotes dados a una persona o animal como castigo o expresión de ira.
Corpus desk
Index ES-palera · palera · Spanish
palera · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 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 | palera |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [paˈleɾa] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “palera” en español
Rare enough to double-check
palera is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [paˈleɾa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for palera in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is palera, spelled P-A-L-E-R-A.
Definition
- 1Serie de golpes o azotes dados a una persona o animal como castigo o expresión de ira.
- 2Derrota arrasadora en un deporte o competencia.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how palera appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Se había robado dos ollas, las mismas que dejó en el piso por la palera que le dieron
Las vamos a dar una palera, decían, confiados en un triunfo aplastante de su equipo
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.