papilla
[paˈpiʝa]
The verdict
“papilla” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #51,818 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #51,818
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Papas que se dan a los niños, hechas por lo común con miel o azúcar.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | papilla |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [paˈpiʝa] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #51,818 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “papilla” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for papilla is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [paˈpiʝa]. Corpus data places it at rank #51,818 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for papilla, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is papilla, spelled P-A-P-I-L-L-A.
Definition
- 1Papas que se dan a los niños, hechas por lo común con miel o azúcar.
- 2Cautela o astucia halagüeña para engañar a uno.
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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Using “papilla”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-A-P-I-L-L-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [paˈpiʝa] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.