piltrafa
[pil̪ˈt̪ɾafa]
The verdict
“piltrafa” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - La parte de la carne flaca
Corpus desk
Index ES-piltrafa · piltrafa · Spanish
piltrafa · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | piltrafa |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [pil̪ˈt̪ɾafa] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “piltrafa” en español
Rare enough to double-check
piltrafa is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [pil̪ˈt̪ɾafa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for piltrafa in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is piltrafa, spelled P-I-L-T-R-A-F-A.
Definition
- 1La parte de la carne flaca
- 2Desperdicio o trozo de carne mala
- 3Persona físicamente débil, con mala salud o moralmente despreciable
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.