patrulla
[paˈt̪ɾuʝa]
The verdict
“patrulla” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #10,548 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #10,548
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Grupo de guardias, soldados u otros agentes del orden que recorren periódicamente una zona para vigilarla.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | patrulla |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [paˈt̪ɾuʝa] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #10,548 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “patrulla” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for patrulla is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [paˈt̪ɾuʝa]. Corpus data places it at rank #10,548 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 generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for patrulla, with forms such as "aptrulla", "partulla", and "patrlula". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "patrullas", "patilla", "parrilla", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is patrulla, spelled P-A-T-R-U-L-L-A.
Definition
- 1Grupo de guardias, soldados u otros agentes del orden que recorren periódicamente una zona para vigilarla.
- 2Vigilancia que una patrulla₁ presta.
- 3Por extensión, cualquier destacamento que realiza recorridos periódicos para vigilancia u observación.
- 4Vehículo policial que realiza patrullas₂.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: aptrulla,partulla,patrlula,patrrulla,patrula,patrulal,pattrulla,paturlla,ppatrulla,ptarulla
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of patrulla - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “patrulla”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-A-T-R-U-L-L-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [paˈt̪ɾuʝa] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “patrullas” - see the side-by-side comparison. patrulla vs patrullas
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.