patas arriba
[ˈpat̪as aˈriβ̞a]
The verdict
“patas arriba” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Al revés, o vuelto lo de abajo hacia arriba.
Corpus desk
Index ES-patas-arriba · patas arriba · Spanish
patas arriba · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | patas arriba |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˈpat̪as aˈriβ̞a] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “patas arriba” en español
Rare enough to double-check
patas arriba is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˈpat̪as aˈriβ̞a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for patas arriba, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
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 patas arriba, spelled P-A-T-A-S- -A-R-R-I-B-A.
Definition
- 1Al revés, o vuelto lo de abajo hacia arriba.
- 2Usada para dar a entender el desconcierto o trastorno de una cosa.
- 3Vuelto del revés metafóricamente.
Synonyms
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.