paloma torcaz

[paˈloma t̪oɾˈkas]

/[paˈloma t̪oɾˈkas]/ phrase

The verdict

“paloma torcaz” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a phrase - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 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....

Key facts for paloma torcaz
PropertyValue
Headwordpaloma torcaz
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[paˈloma t̪oɾˈkas]
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “paloma torcaz” sits in Spanish frequency

paloma torcaz falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Spanish words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for paloma torcaz is 13 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [paˈloma t̪oɾˈkas]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "(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. 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "paloma torcaz"?
"paloma torcaz" is spelled P-A-L-O-M-A- -T-O-R-C-A-Z. The IPA pronunciation is [paˈloma t̪oɾˈkas].
What does "paloma torcaz" mean?
As a phrase, "paloma torcaz" means: (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....
How do you pronounce "paloma torcaz"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "paloma torcaz" is [paˈloma t̪oɾˈkas]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "paloma torcaz" come from?
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Using “paloma torcaz”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is P-A-L-O-M-A- -T-O-R-C-A-Z - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [paˈloma t̪oɾˈkas] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list