payasada

/[paʝaˈsað̞a]/ noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#43,164

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

payasada is aSpanishnoun. It means: Dicho o acto divertido, propio de un payaso. Pronounced [paʝaˈsað̞a]. Often confused with payasadas and pasada.

Key facts for payasada
PropertyValue
Headwordpayasada
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[paʝaˈsað̞a]
Letters8
Frequency rank#43,164
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for payasada is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [paʝaˈsað̞a]. Corpus data places it at rank #43,164 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 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for payasada, with forms such as "apyasada", "paaysada", and "payaasda". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "payasadas", "pasada", 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 payasada, spelled P-A-Y-A-S-A-D-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dicho o acto divertido, propio de un payaso.
  2. 2
    Dicho o acto necio, propio de un payaso.
  3. 3
    Dícese de actos o dichos banales o necios que rayan en lo ridículo, que denotan falta de seriedad o inmadurez.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: apyasada,paaysada,payaasda,payasaad,payasadda,payasdaa,payassada,paysaada,payyasada,ppayasada,pyaasada

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for payasada

Misspelling Variants of "payasada"

apyasada8paaysada8payaasda8payasaad8payasadda9payasdaa8payassada9paysaada8
Misspelling Variants of "payasada"

Frequency rank: #43,164 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "payasada"?
"payasada" is spelled P-A-Y-A-S-A-D-A. The IPA pronunciation is [paʝaˈsað̞a].
What does "payasada" mean?
As a noun, "payasada" means: Dicho o acto divertido, propio de un payaso.
What words are commonly confused with "payasada"?
"payasada" is commonly confused with "payasadas", "pasada". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "payasada"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "payasada" is [paʝaˈsað̞a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "payasada" come from?
"payasada" 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.