pansa

[ˈpãnsa]

/[ˈpãnsa]/ noun

The verdict

“pansa” 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
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Uva pasa (seca).

Key facts for pansa
PropertyValue
Headwordpansa
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpãnsa]
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “pansa” sits in Spanish frequency

pansa falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Spanish words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for pansa is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈpãnsa]. 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: "Uva pasa (seca).".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for pansa, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is pansa, spelled P-A-N-S-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Uva pasa (seca).

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pansa"?
"pansa" is spelled P-A-N-S-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpãnsa].
What does "pansa" mean?
As a noun, "pansa" means: Uva pasa (seca).
How do you pronounce "pansa"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pansa" is [ˈpãnsa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pansa" come from?
"pansa" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “pansa”

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

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