palpar
[palˈpaɾ]
The verdict
“palpar” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #57,984 among 6,028 “P” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #57,984
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6,028
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tocar con las manos una cosa para percibirla o reconocerla por el sentido del tacto.
Corpus desk
Index ES-palpar · palpar · Spanish
palpar · rank #57,984 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #57,984
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,028
- PHOTO-FINISH palmero
Nearest frequency peer: palmero (-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.
Rangos de cola larga cerca de “palpar”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- paje
paje
42,020 corpus weight
- paladares
paladares
42,019 corpus weight
- palmero
palmero
42,018 corpus weight
- palpar
palpar
42,017 corpus weight
- parasitaria
parasitaria
42,016 corpus weight
- parodiando
parodiando
42,015 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “palpar” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | palpar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [palˈpaɾ] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #57,984 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “palpar” en español
Rare enough to double-check
palpar is uncommon Spanish at frequency #57,984 among 6,028 “P” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [palˈpaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
palpar doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is palpar, spelled P-A-L-P-A-R.
Definition
- 1Tocar con las manos una cosa para percibirla o reconocerla por el sentido del tacto.
- 2Usar el tacto para orientarse en la oscuridad.
- 3Conocer tan claramente una cosa como si se tocara.
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 "palpar"?
What does "palpar" mean?
How do you pronounce "palpar"?
What language does "palpar" come from?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Similar Spanish words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "palpar", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).