percha

/[ˈpeɾt͡ʃa]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#37,253

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

percha is aSpanishnoun. It means: Útil de forma triangular que tiene un gancho en la parte superior, usado para colgar estirada una prenda de ropa. Pronounced [ˈpeɾt͡ʃa]. Often confused with pesca and perra.

Key facts for percha
PropertyValue
Headwordpercha
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpeɾt͡ʃa]
Letters6
Frequency rank#37,253
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for percha is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈpeɾt͡ʃa]. Corpus data places it at rank #37,253 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 14 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 percha, with forms such as "eprcha", "pecrha", and "percah". 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, "pesca", "perra", "Perla", 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 percha, spelled P-E-R-C-H-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Útil de forma triangular que tiene un gancho en la parte superior, usado para colgar estirada una prenda de ropa.
  2. 2
    Gancho adherido a una pared o a un mueble que permite colgar prendas de ropa.
  3. 3
    Mueble provisto de perchas.
  4. 4
    Madero o estaca larga y delgada, que regularmente se atraviesa en otras para sostener una cosa; como parras, etc.
  5. 5
    Acción o efecto de perchar el paño.
  6. 6
    Lazo de cazar perdices u otras aves.
  7. 7
    Especie de bandolera que usan los cazadores para colgar en ella las piezas que matan.
  8. 8
    Varal en donde se dejaban las aves de cetrería.
  9. 9
    Pescante de madera o hierro, de que los barberos cuelgan las bacías en la puerta de la tienda, como muestra de su oficio.
  10. 10
    Apariencia de una persona, sobre todo cuando es muy elegante o atractiva.
  11. 11
    Tronco enterizo de árbol, descortezado o no, que por su especial tamaño sirve para la construcción de piezas de arboladura, vergas, botalones, palancas, etc.
  12. 12
    Cualquiera de los maderos fijados por sus extremos a la serviola y al tajamar, brazal.
  13. 13
    Mujer soltera.
  14. 14
    Posada, casa.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: eprcha,pecrha,percah,perccha,perchha,perhca,perrcha,ppercha,precha

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for percha

Misspelling Variants of "percha"

eprcha6pecrha6percah6perccha7perchha7perhca6perrcha7ppercha7
Misspelling Variants of "percha"

Frequency rank: #37,253 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "percha"?
"percha" is spelled P-E-R-C-H-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpeɾt͡ʃa].
What does "percha" mean?
As a noun, "percha" means: Útil de forma triangular que tiene un gancho en la parte superior, usado para colgar estirada una prenda de ropa.
What words are commonly confused with "percha"?
"percha" is commonly confused with "pesca", "perra", "Perla". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "percha"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "percha" is [ˈpeɾt͡ʃa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "percha" come from?
"percha" 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.