pértiga
[ˈpeɾt̪iɣ̞a]
The verdict
“pértiga” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #73,098 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #73,098
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Vara más alta que una persona.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pértiga |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈpeɾt̪iɣ̞a] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #73,098 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “pértiga” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for pértiga is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈpeɾt̪iɣ̞a]. Corpus data places it at rank #73,098 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for pértiga, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is pértiga, spelled P-É-R-T-I-G-A.
Definition
- 1Vara más alta que una persona.
- 2Vara larga y flexible usada en atletismo para la competición de salto con pértiga, con la que el deportista se impulsa contra el suelo para superar un listón colocado a varios metros de altura.
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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 “pértiga”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-É-R-T-I-G-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈpeɾt̪iɣ̞a] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- 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.