pollera

[poˈʝeɾa]

/[poˈʝeɾa]/ noun

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The verdict

“pollera” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #34,723. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#34,723
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Falda (prenda o parte del vestido que cae suelta desde la cintura).

Corpus desk

Index ES-pollera · pollera · Spanish

pollera · rank #34,723 · 7 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #34,723
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH podridos

Nearest frequency peer: podridos (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “pollera”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “pollera” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

pollera vs pólvora
57% similar
pollera vs pulsera
71% similar
pollera vs polla
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for pollera
PropertyValue
Headwordpollera
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[poˈʝeɾa]
Letters7
Frequency rank#34,723
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “pollera”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).polleracae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “podridos” (#34,722), “pod” (#34,721), “poseemos” (#34,725). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “pollera” va en #34,723. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around pollera (IPA [poˈʝeɾa]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #34,723 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for pollera, with forms such as "opllera", "plolera", and "polelra". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "pólvora", "pulsera", "polla", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is pollera, spelled P-O-L-L-E-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Falda (prenda o parte del vestido que cae suelta desde la cintura).
  2. 2
    Vestido de mujer, finamente bordado y con pliegues, típico de Panamá.
  3. 3
    Vestido con pliegues similar a la pollera panameña₂ tradicional de la región caribeña colombiana y asociado con la cumbia.
  4. 4
    Pollero₂ (donde se crían pollos).
  5. 5
    Establecimiento especializado en la preparación y venta de pollo asado.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how pollera appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. El hijo se aferraba a las polleras de su madre, llorando, cada vez que ella iba de viaje.

This word in other languages

skirt(English)Rock(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • opllera
  • plolera
  • polelra
  • pollear
  • pollerra
  • pollrea
  • ppollera

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of pollera - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

opllera2plolera2polelra2pollear2pollerra1pollrea2ppollera1
Edit distance from "pollera"

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 "pollera"?
"pollera" is spelled P-O-L-L-E-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is [poˈʝeɾa].
What does "pollera" mean?
As a noun, "pollera" means: Falda (prenda o parte del vestido que cae suelta desde la cintura).
What words are commonly confused with "pollera"?
"pollera" is commonly confused with "pólvora", "pulsera", "polla". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pollera"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pollera" is [poˈʝeɾa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pollera" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

nogal7 variantsmusgo7 variantsrezan7 variantsmerca7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list