pollera
[poˈʝeɾa]
The verdict
“pollera” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #34,723 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #34,723
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 5
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Falda (prenda o parte del vestido que cae suelta desde la cintura).
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pollera |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [poˈʝeɾa] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #34,723 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 5 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “pollera” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for pollera is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, 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 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
- 1Falda (prenda o parte del vestido que cae suelta desde la cintura).
- 2Vestido de mujer, finamente bordado y con pliegues, típico de Panamá.
- 3Vestido con pliegues similar a la pollera panameña₂ tradicional de la región caribeña colombiana y asociado con la cumbia.
- 4Pollero₂ (donde se crían pollos).
- 5Establecimiento 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
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.
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 “pollera”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-O-L-L-E-R-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [poˈʝeɾa] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “pólvora” - see the side-by-side comparison. pollera vs pólvora
- 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.