petaca
[peˈt̪aka]
The verdict
“petaca” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #64,086 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #64,086
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Cesta o caja diseñada para cargarse a lomos de un animal o para viajar.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | petaca |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [peˈt̪aka] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #64,086 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “petaca” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for petaca is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [peˈt̪aka]. Corpus data places it at rank #64,086 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 8 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Zero misspellings are on record for petaca in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is petaca, spelled P-E-T-A-C-A.
Definition
- 1Cesta o caja diseñada para cargarse a lomos de un animal o para viajar.
- 2Pequeño estuche para tabaco, cosméticos o dinero.
- 3Botella pequeña y plana para llevar licor.
- 4Caja o recipiente, dotado de asas u otros medios de sujeción, empleada para transportar ropa y otros enseres durante un viaje.
- 5Espalda humana, especialmente la que está permanentemente curvada.
- 6Trasero humano, y en particular la cadera y los glúteos.
- 7Cesta o caja rústica usada en el pasado para transportar ropa en distintas etapas del lavado, formada a partir del peciolo envainador (yagua) de la Palma Real (Roystonea regia).
- 8Caja pequeña que se engancha en la ropa, que retransmite inalámbricamente la señal de audio recibida desde un micrófono.
This word in other languages
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 “petaca”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-E-T-A-C-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [peˈt̪aka] (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.