polca
[ˈpolka]
The verdict
“polca” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #87,118 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.
- #87,118
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de polcar.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | polca |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈpolka] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #87,118 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “polca” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for polca is 5 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈpolka]. Corpus data places it at rank #87,118 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for polca, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is polca, spelled P-O-L-C-A.
Definition
- 1Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de polcar.
- 2Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de polcar.
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 “polca”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-O-L-C-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈpolka] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.