páprika
[ˈpapɾika]
The verdict
“páprika” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Polvo que se obtiene moliendo el pimiento colorado seco, que se emplea como condimento.
Corpus desk
Index ES-paprika · páprika · Spanish
páprika · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | páprika |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈpapɾika] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “páprika” en español
Rare enough to double-check
páprika is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈpapɾika]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Polvo que se obtiene moliendo el pimiento colorado seco, que se emplea como condimento.".
páprika doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is páprika, spelled P-Á-P-R-I-K-A.
Definition
- 1Polvo que se obtiene moliendo el pimiento colorado seco, que se emplea como condimento.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how páprika appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
A pesar de tener su nombre asociado a la cocina húngara, la páprika tiene su origen en América y deriva del latín piper (pimienta)
Synonyms
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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.