patrón

/[paˈt̪ɾõn]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#3,581

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

patrón is aSpanishnoun. It means: Persona que defiende o protege una causa. Pronounced [paˈt̪ɾõn]. It ranks #3,581 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with petro and potro.

Key facts for patrón
PropertyValue
Headwordpatrón
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[paˈt̪ɾõn]
Letters6
Frequency rank#3,581
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for patrón is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [paˈt̪ɾõn]. Corpus data places it at rank #3,581 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for patrón, with forms such as "aptrón", "partón", and "patrnó". 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, "petro", "potro", "Pavón", 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 patrón, spelled P-A-T-R-Ó-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Persona que defiende o protege una causa.
  2. 2
    Deidad o santo designado como protector de una ciudad, congregación u oficio,
  3. 3
    Persona que aloja a un huésped en su propia vivienda o establecimiento.
  4. 4
    Propietario de una finca o hacienda.
  5. 5
    Persona que dirige y contrata empleados.
  6. 6
    Persona que dirige un buque mercante.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: aptrón,partón,patrnó,patrrón,patrónn,pattrón,patórn,ppatrón,ptarón

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for patrón

Misspelling Variants of "patrón"

aptrón6partón6patrnó6patrrón7patrónn7pattrón7patórn6ppatrón7
Misspelling Variants of "patrón"

Frequency rank: #3,581 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "patrón"?
"patrón" is spelled P-A-T-R-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [paˈt̪ɾõn].
What does "patrón" mean?
As a noun, "patrón" means: Persona que defiende o protege una causa.
What words are commonly confused with "patrón"?
"patrón" is commonly confused with "petro", "potro", "Pavón". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "patrón"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "patrón" is [paˈt̪ɾõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "patrón" come from?
"patrón" 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.