patinar

/[pat̪iˈnaɾ]/ verb

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#31,478

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

10

similar word pairs

patinar is aSpanishverb. It means: Usar patines por deporte o como medio de locomoción. Pronounced [pat̪iˈnaɾ]. Often confused with pinar and Patiño.

Key facts for patinar
PropertyValue
Headwordpatinar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[pat̪iˈnaɾ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#31,478
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for patinar is 7 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [pat̪iˈnaɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #31,478 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for patinar, with forms such as "aptinar", "paitnar", and "patianr". 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 10 confusable-pair relationships, "pinar", "Patiño", "peinar", 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 patinar, spelled P-A-T-I-N-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Usar patines por deporte o como medio de locomoción.
  2. 2
    Deslizarse, generalmente involuntariamente, sobre un terreno liso o resbaladizo.
  3. 3
    Ejercer la prostitución en las calles.

Synonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: aptinar,paitnar,patianr,patinarr,patinnar,patinra,patniar,pattinar,ppatinar,ptainar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for patinar

Misspelling Variants of "patinar"

aptinar7paitnar7patianr7patinarr8patinnar8patinra7patniar7pattinar8
Misspelling Variants of "patinar"

Frequency rank: #31,478 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "patinar"?
"patinar" is spelled P-A-T-I-N-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [pat̪iˈnaɾ].
What does "patinar" mean?
As a verb, "patinar" means: Usar patines por deporte o como medio de locomoción.
What words are commonly confused with "patinar"?
"patinar" is commonly confused with "pinar", "Patiño", "peinar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "patinar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "patinar" is [pat̪iˈnaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "patinar" come from?
"patinar" 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.