pastinaca
[past̪iˈnaka]
The verdict
“pastinaca” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Raíz que se emplea como hortaliza, muy relacionada con la zanahoria, aunque más pálida y con más sabor que ésta.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pastinaca |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [past̪iˈnaka] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “pastinaca” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for pastinaca is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [past̪iˈnaka]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No misspelling variants are generated for pastinaca in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is pastinaca, spelled P-A-S-T-I-N-A-C-A.
Definition
- 1Raíz que se emplea como hortaliza, muy relacionada con la zanahoria, aunque más pálida y con más sabor que ésta.
- 2Pez plano parecido a la mantaraya. Usualmente mide 1,2 a 2,1 metros de ancho y posee una púa venenosa en su cola de unos 20 centímetros.
- 3Barco de paseo, que se fabrica en el Mar Menor (San Javier).
- 4(Pastinaca sativa) Chirivía.
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 “pastinaca”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-A-S-T-I-N-A-C-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [past̪iˈnaka] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- 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.