parcela

/[paɾˈsela]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#14,667

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

10

similar word pairs

parcela is aSpanishnoun. It means: Porción pequeña de terreno, de ordinario sobrante de otra mayor que se ha comprado, expropiado o adjudicado. Pronounced [paɾˈsela]. Often confused with pareja and partera.

Key facts for parcela
PropertyValue
Headwordparcela
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[paɾˈsela]
Letters7
Frequency rank#14,667
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of parcela in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for parcela is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [paɾˈsela]. Corpus data places it at rank #14,667 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 Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for parcela, with forms such as "aprcela", "pacrela", and "parccela". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "pareja", "partera", "parcelas", and more, 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 parcela, spelled P-A-R-C-E-L-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Porción pequeña de terreno, de ordinario sobrante de otra mayor que se ha comprado, expropiado o adjudicado.
  2. 2
    En el catastro, cada una de las tierras de distinto dueño que constituyen un pago o término.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: aprcela,pacrela,parccela,parceal,parcella,parclea,parecla,parrcela,parsela,pparcela,pracela

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for parcela

Misspelling Variants of "parcela"

aprcela7pacrela7parccela8parceal7parcella8parclea7parecla7parrcela8
Misspelling Variants of "parcela"

Frequency rank: #14,667 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "parcela"?
"parcela" is spelled P-A-R-C-E-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is [paɾˈsela].
What does "parcela" mean?
As a noun, "parcela" means: Porción pequeña de terreno, de ordinario sobrante de otra mayor que se ha comprado, expropiado o adjudicado.
What words are commonly confused with "parcela"?
"parcela" is commonly confused with "pareja", "partera", "parcelas". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "parcela"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "parcela" is [paɾˈsela]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "parcela" come from?
"parcela" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.