palpar

[palˈpaɾ]

/[palˈpaɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“palpar” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #57,984 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.

#57,984
frequency rank, Spanish
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Tocar con las manos una cosa para percibirla o reconocerla por el sentido del tacto.

Key facts for palpar
PropertyValue
Headwordpalpar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[palˈpaɾ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#57,984
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “palpar” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). palpar lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for palpar is 6 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [palˈpaɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #57,984 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

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

  1. 1
    Tocar con las manos una cosa para percibirla o reconocerla por el sentido del tacto.
  2. 2
    Usar el tacto para orientarse en la oscuridad.
  3. 3
    Conocer 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"?
"palpar" is spelled P-A-L-P-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [palˈpaɾ].
What does "palpar" mean?
As a verb, "palpar" means: Tocar con las manos una cosa para percibirla o reconocerla por el sentido del tacto.
How do you pronounce "palpar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "palpar" is [palˈpaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "palpar" come from?
"palpar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “palpar”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is P-A-L-P-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [palˈpaɾ] (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.

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

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