patilla

/[paˈt̪iʝa]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#47,984

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

patilla is aSpanishnoun. It means: Pequeña extensión con forma de pata de un objeto, generalmente añadida para fines de sujeción. Pronounced [paˈt̪iʝa]. Often confused with pilla and patita.

Key facts for patilla
PropertyValue
Headwordpatilla
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[paˈt̪iʝa]
Letters7
Frequency rank#47,984
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of patilla in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for patilla is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [paˈt̪iʝa]. Corpus data places it at rank #47,984 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for patilla, with forms such as "aptilla", "paitlla", and "patila". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "pilla", "patita", "Pinilla", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is patilla, spelled P-A-T-I-L-L-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pequeña extensión con forma de pata de un objeto, generalmente añadida para fines de sujeción.
  2. 2
    Banda de pelo facial posterior al pómulo que, en el caso de los varones, puede dejarse crecer siguiendo la trayectoria de la mandíbula e incluso unirse con el bigote.
  3. 3
    Cada uno de los contactos de un dispositivo electrónico que tienen como fin acoplarse a otro para transmitir electricidad o información.
  4. 4
    Nombre que se le da en algunos países sudamericanos a la sandía.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: aptilla,paitlla,patila,patilal,patlila,pattilla,ppatilla,ptailla

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for patilla

Misspelling Variants of "patilla"

aptilla7paitlla7patila6patilal7patlila7pattilla8ppatilla8ptailla7
Misspelling Variants of "patilla"

Frequency rank: #47,984 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "patilla"?
"patilla" is spelled P-A-T-I-L-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is [paˈt̪iʝa].
What does "patilla" mean?
As a noun, "patilla" means: Pequeña extensión con forma de pata de un objeto, generalmente añadida para fines de sujeción.
What words are commonly confused with "patilla"?
"patilla" is commonly confused with "pilla", "patita", "Pinilla". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "patilla"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "patilla" is [paˈt̪iʝa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "patilla" come from?
"patilla" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.