papada
[paˈpað̞a]
The verdict
“papada” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #53,100 among 6,028 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #53,100
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6,028
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Abultamiento carnoso, más o menos pronunciado, que hay debajo de la barbilla, o entre ella y el cuello.
Corpus desk
Index ES-papada · papada · Spanish
papada · rank #53,100 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #53,100
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,028
- PHOTO-FINISH paisas
Nearest frequency peer: paisas (-1 rank slots)
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Rangos de cola larga cerca de “papada”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- oscilar
oscilar
46,905 corpus weight
- paisas
paisas
46,902 corpus weight
- papada
papada
46,901 corpus weight
- parecerán
parecerán
46,899 corpus weight
- partan
partan
46,898 corpus weight
- pastelero
pastelero
46,896 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “papada” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | papada |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [paˈpað̞a] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #53,100 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “papada” en español
Rare enough to double-check
papada is uncommon Spanish at frequency #53,100 among 6,028 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [paˈpað̞a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for papada in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is papada, spelled P-A-P-A-D-A.
Definition
- 1Abultamiento carnoso, más o menos pronunciado, que hay debajo de la barbilla, o entre ella y el cuello.
- 2Pliegue cutáneo que sobresale en el borde inferior del cuello de ciertos animales, y se extiende hasta el pecho.
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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