patrulla

/[paˈt̪ɾuʝa]/ noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#10,548

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

patrulla is aSpanishnoun. It means: Grupo de guardias, soldados u otros agentes del orden que recorren periódicamente una zona para vigilarla. Pronounced [paˈt̪ɾuʝa]. Often confused with patrullas and patilla.

Key facts for patrulla
PropertyValue
Headwordpatrulla
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[paˈt̪ɾuʝa]
Letters8
Frequency rank#10,548
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for patrulla is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, 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 Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for patrulla, with forms such as "aptrulla", "partulla", and "patrlula". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "patrullas", "patilla", "parrilla", 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 patrulla, spelled P-A-T-R-U-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
    Grupo de guardias, soldados u otros agentes del orden que recorren periódicamente una zona para vigilarla.
  2. 2
    Vigilancia que una patrulla₁ presta.
  3. 3
    Por extensión, cualquier destacamento que realiza recorridos periódicos para vigilancia u observación.
  4. 4
    Vehículo policial que realiza patrullas₂.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: aptrulla,partulla,patrlula,patrrulla,patrula,patrulal,pattrulla,paturlla,ppatrulla,ptarulla

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for patrulla

Misspelling Variants of "patrulla"

aptrulla8partulla8patrlula8patrrulla9patrula7patrulal8pattrulla9paturlla8
Misspelling Variants of "patrulla"

Frequency rank: #10,548 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "patrulla"?
"patrulla" is spelled P-A-T-R-U-L-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is [paˈt̪ɾuʝa].
What does "patrulla" mean?
As a noun, "patrulla" means: Grupo de guardias, soldados u otros agentes del orden que recorren periódicamente una zona para vigilarla.
What words are commonly confused with "patrulla"?
"patrulla" is commonly confused with "patrullas", "patilla", "parrilla". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "patrulla"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "patrulla" is [paˈt̪ɾuʝa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "patrulla" come from?
"patrulla" 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.