parche
[ˈpaɾt͡ʃe]
The verdict
“parche” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #14,195 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #14,195
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 17
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pedazo de material flexible y ligero, como el papel, el cuero o algún plástico, que se usa para tapar agujeros, unir desgarros de un material o reforzarlo.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | parche |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈpaɾt͡ʃe] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #14,195 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 17 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “parche” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for parche is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈpaɾt͡ʃe]. Corpus data places it at rank #14,195 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 12 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for parche, with forms such as "aprche", "pacrhe", and "parcche". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "pare", "parte", "patch", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is parche, spelled P-A-R-C-H-E.
Definition
- 1Pedazo de material flexible y ligero, como el papel, el cuero o algún plástico, que se usa para tapar agujeros, unir desgarros de un material o reforzarlo.
- 2Tela adhesiva con un medicamento para aplicar sobre la piel.
- 3Retoque mal hecho a una pintura, que la afea en lugar de mejorarla como era la intención.
- 4Cualquier arreglo mal hecho, pegado o sobrepuesto que afea una obra.
- 5Cada una de las dos pieles del tambor ubicadas en extremos opuestos, y sobre una de las cuales se golpea para hacerlo sonar.
- 6Instrumento de percusión con dos parches que se golpea con las manos o un pequeño bastón.
- 7Solución transitoria, que no puede perdurar en el tiempo.
- 8Software destinado a corregir una vulnerabilidad de un programa o de un sistema operativo.
- 9Trozo aislado o separado de algo mayor.
- 10Grupo de amigos al cual se es muy afecto.
- 11Grupo de muchachos unidos por el consumo de drogas, que usan armas blancas para cometer atracos o participar en riñas callejeras.
- 12Programa, plan, actividad que hace uno con sus amigos.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: aprche,pacrhe,parcche,parceh,parchhe,parhce,parrche,pparche,prache
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of parche - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “parche”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-A-R-C-H-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈpaɾt͡ʃe] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “pare” - see the side-by-side comparison. parche vs pare
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.