pata

[ˈpat̪a]

/[ˈpat̪a]/ noun

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The verdict

“pata” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #5,869) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#5,869
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
4
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Extremidad de los animales utilizada para la locomoción en tierra, que va en número de un único par en las aves y los primates hasta unos 200 pares en los miriápodos de la clase Diplopoda. Funciona...

Corpus desk

Index ES-pata · pata · Spanish

pata · rank #5,869 · 4 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,869
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 4 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH parques

Nearest frequency peer: parques (-1 rank slots)

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.

Vecinos de frecuencia del confusable “pata”

Pares de peso similar en el corpus, aparte de los confusables abajo

corpus weight

What this shows Las barras sitúan “pata” frente a los lemas españoles más cercanos por rango, no un reprint del escritorio de confusables.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

pata vs PT
0% similar
pata vs paz
50% similar
pata vs pau
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for pata
PropertyValue
Headwordpata
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpat̪a]
Letters4
Frequency rank#5,869
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Rango de corpus junto a confusables de “pata”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.patacae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “parques” (#5,868), “patente” (#5,870), “parientes” (#5,867). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “pata” va en #5,869. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for pata is neighbouring look-alikes ("PT", "paz", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced [ˈpat̪a]. Frequency #5,869 among 6,028 “P” headwords. 4 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for pata, with forms such as "paat", "patta", and "ppata". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "PT", "paz", "pau", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is pata, spelled P-A-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Extremidad de los animales utilizada para la locomoción en tierra, que va en número de un único par en las aves y los primates hasta unos 200 pares en los miriápodos de la clase Diplopoda. Funcionalmente similar, es sin embargo evolutivamente muy diferente entre invertebrados y vertebrados. En estos últimos está por lo general dividida claramente en dos secciones, articuladas en la rodilla.
  2. 2
    Por extensión, cada una de las piezas de apoyo de una entidad o instrumento.
  3. 3
    Jocosa o familiarmente, pierna del ser humano.
  4. 4
    Persona a la que se está unido por lazos de amistad.

This word in other languages

leg(English)patte(Français)Pfote(Deutsch)pé(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • paat
  • patta
  • ppata
  • ptaa

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of pata - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

paat2patta1ppata1ptaa2
Edit distance from "pata"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pata"?
"pata" is spelled P-A-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpat̪a].
What does "pata" mean?
As a noun, "pata" means: Extremidad de los animales utilizada para la locomoción en tierra, que va en número de un único par en las aves y los primates hasta unos 200 pares en los miriápodos de la clase Diplopoda. Funciona...
What words are commonly confused with "pata"?
"pata" is commonly confused with "PT", "paz", "pau". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pata"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pata" is [ˈpat̪a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pata" come from?
"pata" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "pata", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

pedí#5,871odia#5,863nazi#5,862live#5,853

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list