panqueca
[pãŋˈkeka]
The verdict
“panqueca” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Masa de leche, harina de trigo y huevo, generalmente dulce, que se cuece en una sartén o plancha y se sirve bañada con jarabe de arce, miel de abejas o untada con mermelada o leche condensada.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | panqueca |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [pãŋˈkeka] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “panqueca” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for panqueca is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [pãŋˈkeka]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Masa de leche, harina de trigo y huevo, generalmente dulce, que se cuece en una sartén o plancha y se sirve bañada con jarabe de arce, miel de abejas o untada con mermelada o leche condensada.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for panqueca in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is panqueca, spelled P-A-N-Q-U-E-C-A.
Definition
- 1Masa de leche, harina de trigo y huevo, generalmente dulce, que se cuece en una sartén o plancha y se sirve bañada con jarabe de arce, miel de abejas o untada con mermelada o leche condensada.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “panqueca”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-A-N-Q-U-E-C-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [pãŋˈkeka] (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.