pollera

/[poˈʝeɾa]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#34,723

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

5

similar word pairs

pollera is aSpanishnoun. It means: Falda (prenda o parte del vestido que cae suelta desde la cintura). Pronounced [poˈʝeɾa]. Often confused with pólvora and pulsera.

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

Frequency rank visualization

Position of pollera in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for pollera is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [poˈʝeɾa]. Corpus data places it at rank #34,723 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for pollera, with forms such as "opllera", "plolera", and "polelra". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.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.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is pollera, spelled P-O-L-L-E-R-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: opllera,plolera,polelra,pollear,pollerra,pollrea,ppollera

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for pollera

Misspelling Variants of "pollera"

opllera7plolera7polelra7pollear7pollerra8pollrea7ppollera8
Misspelling Variants of "pollera"

Frequency rank: #34,723 in Spanish

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?
"pollera" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.