papelería
The verdict
“papelería” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #33,757 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #33,757
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 9
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
Dominant Wiktionary sense: Tienda donde se venden papeles, artículos de oficina y de dibujo.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | papelería |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [papeleˈɾia] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #33,757 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “papelería” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for papelería is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [papeleˈɾia]. Corpus data places it at rank #33,757 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 generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for papelería, with forms such as "appelería", "paeplería", and "papeelría". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "papeleta", "parecería", "pastelería", 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 papelería, spelled P-A-P-E-L-E-R-Í-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Definition
- 1Tienda donde se venden papeles, artículos de oficina y de dibujo.
- 2Comercio y fabricación del papel.
- 3Fábrica de papel.
- 4Amontonamiento de papeles en una casa, oficina u otro lugar.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: appelería,paeplería,papeelría,papeleraí,papelerría,papeleíra,papellería,papelreía,papleería,pappelería,ppaelería,ppapelería
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of papelería — measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Edit distance from "papelería"
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.
Cite this page
Free to reuse with attribution (CC BY-SA). Copy the citation:
PlainSpell, “papelería, Spanish word data” (May 6, 2026). Derived from Wiktionary (kaikki.org, CC BY-SA) and an open word-frequency list. https://plainspell.com/es/palabra/papeleria
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you spell "papelería"?
What does "papelería" mean?
What words are commonly confused with "papelería"?
How do you pronounce "papelería"?
What language does "papelería" come from?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Using “papelería”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-A-P-E-L-E-R-Í-A — every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [papeleˈɾia] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “papeleta” — see the side-by-side comparison. papelería vs papeleta
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Nearby Spanish words
Other entries that begin with the letter P in our Spanish index: