pastel de carne
[pasˈt̪el̪ d̪e ˈkaɾne]
The verdict
“pastel de carne” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a phrase - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Plato preparado al horno, consistente en una capa de carne picada de res o cordero sofrita con cebolla y especias, cubierta de una capa de puré de papas u otra hortaliza feculenta y luego horneada ...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pastel de carne |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [pasˈt̪el̪ d̪e ˈkaɾne] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “pastel de carne” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for pastel de carne is 15 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [pasˈt̪el̪ d̪e ˈkaɾne]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. 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 pastel de carne, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is pastel de carne, spelled P-A-S-T-E-L- -D-E- -C-A-R-N-E.
Definition
- 1Plato preparado al horno, consistente en una capa de carne picada de res o cordero sofrita con cebolla y especias, cubierta de una capa de puré de papas u otra hortaliza feculenta y luego horneada hasta dorarse su superficie.
- 2Plato preparado al horno, consistente en una hogaza de carne molida adecuadamente sazonada y horneada en un molde hasta la solidez.
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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.
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Using “pastel de carne”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-A-S-T-E-L- -D-E- -C-A-R-N-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [pasˈt̪el̪ d̪e ˈkaɾne] (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.