Pamela
[paˈmela]
The verdict
“Pamela” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #16,923 in Spanish word frequency and used as a proper noun.
- #16,923
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 16
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nombre de pila de mujer.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Pamela |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [paˈmela] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #16,923 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 16 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Pamela” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for Pamela is 6 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [paˈmela]. Corpus data places it at rank #16,923 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Nombre de pila de mujer.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Pamela, with forms such as "apmela", "paemla", and "pameal". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 16 confusable-pair relationships, "pela", "papel", "Paula", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is Pamela, spelled P-A-M-E-L-A.
Definition
- 1Nombre de pila de mujer.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: apmela,paemla,pameal,pamella,pamlea,pammela,pmaela,ppamela
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Pamela - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “Pamela”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-A-M-E-L-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [paˈmela] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “pela” - see the side-by-side comparison. Pamela vs pela
- 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.