pandas

/[ˈpãn̪d̪as]/ adj

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#39,900

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

pandas is anSpanishadj. It means: Forma del femenino plural de pando. Pronounced [ˈpãn̪d̪as]. Often confused with patas and papas.

Key facts for pandas
PropertyValue
Headwordpandas
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈpãn̪d̪as]
Letters6
Frequency rank#39,900
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of pandas in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for pandas is 6 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈpãn̪d̪as]. Corpus data places it at rank #39,900 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Forma del femenino plural de pando.".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for pandas, with forms such as "apndas", "padnas", and "panads". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "patas", "papas", "pasas", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is pandas, spelled P-A-N-D-A-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del femenino plural de pando.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: apndas,padnas,panads,pandass,panddas,pandsa,panndas,pnadas,ppandas

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for pandas

Misspelling Variants of "pandas"

apndas6padnas6panads6pandass7panddas7pandsa6panndas7pnadas6
Misspelling Variants of "pandas"

Frequency rank: #39,900 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pandas"?
"pandas" is spelled P-A-N-D-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpãn̪d̪as].
What does "pandas" mean?
As an adj, "pandas" means: Forma del femenino plural de pando.
What words are commonly confused with "pandas"?
"pandas" is commonly confused with "patas", "papas", "pasas". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pandas"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pandas" is [ˈpãn̪d̪as]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pandas" come from?
"pandas" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.