paloma torcaz
[paˈloma t̪oɾˈkas]
The verdict
“paloma torcaz” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Columba palumbus) Paloma silvestre de gran tamaño, con el dorso, cabeza y cola de color gris azulado, vientre más claro que las alas y unas inconfundibles manchas blancas a ambos lados del cuello....
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Index ES-paloma-torcaz · paloma torcaz · Spanish
paloma torcaz · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | paloma torcaz |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [paˈloma t̪oɾˈkas] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “paloma torcaz” en español
Rare enough to double-check
paloma torcaz is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [paˈloma t̪oɾˈkas]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(Columba palumbus) Paloma silvestre de gran tamaño, con el dorso, cabeza y cola de color gris azulado, vientre más claro que las alas y unas inconfundibles manchas blancas a ambos lados del cuello....".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for paloma torcaz, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is paloma torcaz, spelled P-A-L-O-M-A- -T-O-R-C-A-Z.
Definition
- 1(Columba palumbus) Paloma silvestre de gran tamaño, con el dorso, cabeza y cola de color gris azulado, vientre más claro que las alas y unas inconfundibles manchas blancas a ambos lados del cuello. Es la mayor de las palomas presentes en la península ibérica, y se la encuentra por varias zonas de la Europa templada, el norte de África y el Medio Oriente.
Synonyms
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.