pocilga

[poˈsilɣ̞a]

/[poˈsilɣ̞a]/ noun

The verdict

“pocilga” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #54,442 among 6,028 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,442
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Recinto o edificio destinado a la vivienda de cerdos.

Corpus desk

Index ES-pocilga · pocilga · Spanish

pocilga · rank #54,442 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #54,442
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH poemarios

Nearest frequency peer: poemarios (+1 rank slots)

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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “pocilga”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “pocilga” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for pocilga
PropertyValue
Headwordpocilga
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[poˈsilɣ̞a]
Letters7
Frequency rank#54,442
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “pocilga” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).pocilgacae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “poemarios” (#54,443), “poll” (#54,444), “pitido” (#54,439). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “pocilga” va en #54,442. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

pocilga is uncommon Spanish at frequency #54,442 among 6,028 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [poˈsilɣ̞a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for pocilga, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is pocilga, spelled P-O-C-I-L-G-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Recinto o edificio destinado a la vivienda de cerdos.
  2. 2
    En sentido figurado, lugar muy sucio o desordenado.

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pocilga"?
"pocilga" is spelled P-O-C-I-L-G-A. The IPA pronunciation is [poˈsilɣ̞a].
What does "pocilga" mean?
As a noun, "pocilga" means: Recinto o edificio destinado a la vivienda de cerdos.
How do you pronounce "pocilga"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pocilga" is [poˈsilɣ̞a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pocilga" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "pocilga", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list