petar

/[peˈt̪aɾ]/ verb

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#49,859

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

6

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

petar is aSpanishverb. It means: Dar sensación de agrado o placer. Pronounced [peˈt̪aɾ]. Often confused with puta and pete.

Key facts for petar
PropertyValue
Headwordpetar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[peˈt̪aɾ]
Letters5
Frequency rank#49,859
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for petar is 5 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [peˈt̪aɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #49,859 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 6 documented wrong-spelling variants for petar, with forms such as "eptar", "peatr", and "petarr". 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, "puta", "pete", "pita", 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 petar, spelled P-E-T-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dar sensación de agrado o placer.
  2. 2
    Malograrse el funcionamiento o propósito de algo.
  3. 3
    Golpear repetidamente una superficie, en especial una puerta.
  4. 4
    Practicar sexo, en particular cuando es anal.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: eptar,peatr,petarr,pettar,ppetar,ptear

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for petar

Misspelling Variants of "petar"

eptar5peatr5petarr6pettar6ppetar6ptear5
Misspelling Variants of "petar"

Frequency rank: #49,859 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "petar"?
"petar" is spelled P-E-T-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [peˈt̪aɾ].
What does "petar" mean?
As a verb, "petar" means: Dar sensación de agrado o placer.
What words are commonly confused with "petar"?
"petar" is commonly confused with "puta", "pete", "pita". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "petar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "petar" is [peˈt̪aɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "petar" come from?
"petar" 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.