pandilla

/[pãn̪ˈd̪iʝa]/ noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#12,213

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

10

similar word pairs

pandilla is aSpanishnoun. It means: Reunión de gente que se forma con el objeto de divertirse. Pronounced [pãn̪ˈd̪iʝa]. Often confused with Pinilla and patilla.

Key facts for pandilla
PropertyValue
Headwordpandilla
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[pãn̪ˈd̪iʝa]
Letters8
Frequency rank#12,213
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for pandilla is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [pãn̪ˈd̪iʝa]. Corpus data places it at rank #12,213 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for pandilla, with forms such as "apndilla", "padnilla", and "panddilla". 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 10 confusable-pair relationships, "Pinilla", "patilla", "pantalla", 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 pandilla, spelled P-A-N-D-I-L-L-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Reunión de gente que se forma con el objeto de divertirse.
  2. 2
    Grupo de personas que se unen con fines delictivos.
  3. 3
    Liga o unión.
  4. 4
    Trampa mas común cuando en un juego de cartas.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: apndilla,padnilla,panddilla,pandila,pandilal,pandlila,panidlla,panndilla,pnadilla,ppandilla

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for pandilla

Misspelling Variants of "pandilla"

apndilla8padnilla8panddilla9pandila7pandilal8pandlila8panidlla8panndilla9
Misspelling Variants of "pandilla"

Frequency rank: #12,213 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pandilla"?
"pandilla" is spelled P-A-N-D-I-L-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is [pãn̪ˈd̪iʝa].
What does "pandilla" mean?
As a noun, "pandilla" means: Reunión de gente que se forma con el objeto de divertirse.
What words are commonly confused with "pandilla"?
"pandilla" is commonly confused with "Pinilla", "patilla", "pantalla". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pandilla"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pandilla" is [pãn̪ˈd̪iʝa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pandilla" come from?
"pandilla" 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.