pirca
[ˈpiɾka]
The verdict
“pirca” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Tapia de piedras calzadas (unidas sin argamasa), de poca altura, usada en el imperio incaico y aún hoy para muros rurales.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pirca |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈpiɾka] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “pirca” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
pirca is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈpiɾka]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for pirca, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is pirca, spelled P-I-R-C-A.
Definition
- 1Tapia de piedras calzadas (unidas sin argamasa), de poca altura, usada en el imperio incaico y aún hoy para muros rurales.
- 2Tapia de poca altura, hecha de piedra y barro, construida para separar los lotes de terrenos de diferentes propietarios o impedir el paso del ganado al lote vecino.
- 3Señal de piedra para indicar distancias, linderos, etc.
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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.
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Using “pirca”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-I-R-C-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈpiɾka] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.