patria

[ˈpat̪ɾja]

/[ˈpat̪ɾja]/ noun

The verdict

“patria” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #1,739. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,739
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tierra natal o adoptiva ordenada como nación, a la que pertenece el hombre por vínculos jurídicos, históricos o afectivos.

Corpus desk

Index ES-patria · patria · Spanish

patria · rank #1,739 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,739
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH municipio

Nearest frequency peer: municipio (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “patria”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “patria” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

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).

patria vs petra
67% similar
patria vs podría
50% similar
patria vs patrón
67% similar

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

Key facts for patria
PropertyValue
Headwordpatria
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpat̪ɾja]
Letters6
Frequency rank#1,739
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “patria”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).patriacae 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 “municipio” (#1,738), “llegan” (#1,737), “pensamiento” (#1,741). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “patria” va en #1,739. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around patria (IPA [ˈpat̪ɾja]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,739 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for patria, with forms such as "aptria", "partia", and "patira". 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, "petra", "podría", "patrón", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is patria, spelled P-A-T-R-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tierra natal o adoptiva ordenada como nación, a la que pertenece el hombre por vínculos jurídicos, históricos o afectivos.
  2. 2
    Lugar, región, ciudad o país donde se ha nacido.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aptria
  • partia
  • patira
  • patrai
  • patrria
  • pattria
  • ppatria
  • ptaria

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of patria - 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.

aptria2partia2patira2patrai2patrria1pattria1ppatria1ptaria2
Edit distance from "patria"

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 "patria"?
"patria" is spelled P-A-T-R-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpat̪ɾja].
What does "patria" mean?
As a noun, "patria" means: Tierra natal o adoptiva ordenada como nación, a la que pertenece el hombre por vínculos jurídicos, históricos o afectivos.
What words are commonly confused with "patria"?
"patria" is commonly confused with "petra", "podría", "patrón". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "patria"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "patria" is [ˈpat̪ɾja]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "patria" come from?
"patria" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list