petate
[peˈt̪at̪e]
The verdict
“petate” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #76,638 among 48,357 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #76,638
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 48,357
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Tipo de alfombra tejida, se elabora a base de fibras de la planta llamada Palma de Petate Thrinax Morrissi. Generalmente son tejidos en forma cuadrangular, mas no observan una medida exacta, necesa...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | petate |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [peˈt̪at̪e] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #76,638 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “petate” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
petate is uncommon Spanish at frequency #76,638 among 48,357 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [peˈt̪at̪e]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
petate doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is petate, spelled P-E-T-A-T-E.
Definition
- 1Tipo de alfombra tejida, se elabora a base de fibras de la planta llamada Palma de Petate Thrinax Morrissi. Generalmente son tejidos en forma cuadrangular, mas no observan una medida exacta, necesariamente. Se usa principalmente para extenderlo en el suelo y acostarse a dormir sobre él. Comúnmente, durante el día se mantiene enrollado.
- 2Estrategia en juegos de apuestas, especialmente el póquer, donde se trata de hacer creer a los oponentes, mediante una apuesta fuerte, que se tiene una mano fuerte, esperando ahuyentar a los rivales. También se conoce como farolear, bluffear, robar.
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 “petate”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-E-T-A-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.