poltrona

[pol̪ˈt̪ɾona]

/[pol̪ˈt̪ɾona]/ noun

The verdict

“poltrona” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #79,452 among 6,028 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#79,452
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Silla más grande que el estándar, cubierta con almohadones, similar a un sillón.

Corpus desk

Index ES-poltrona · poltrona · Spanish

poltrona · rank #79,452 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #79,452
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH plegar

Nearest frequency peer: plegar (-2 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 “poltrona”

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 “poltrona” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for poltrona
PropertyValue
Headwordpoltrona
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[pol̪ˈt̪ɾona]
Letters8
Frequency rank#79,452
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “poltrona” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.poltronacae 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: “plegar” (#79,450), “plegadas” (#79,449), “porteadores” (#79,456). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “poltrona” va en #79,452. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

poltrona is uncommon Spanish at frequency #79,452 among 6,028 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [pol̪ˈt̪ɾona]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Silla más grande que el estándar, cubierta con almohadones, similar a un sillón.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for poltrona, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is poltrona, spelled P-O-L-T-R-O-N-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Silla más grande que el estándar, cubierta con almohadones, similar a un sillón.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Pero Ernesto, esa es una apreciación personal tuya para desmentir el hecho de que yo doy datos, llevo adelante debates, argumentos etcétera. Ahora, si a vos lo que te preocupa es que lo que una persona dice pueda ofender a otra, no estamos en posición ninguno de ponernos en una poltrona de la moral de nada. Cuando vos dijiste la barbaridad que dijiste, “¿…

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 "poltrona"?
"poltrona" is spelled P-O-L-T-R-O-N-A. The IPA pronunciation is [pol̪ˈt̪ɾona].
What does "poltrona" mean?
As a noun, "poltrona" means: Silla más grande que el estándar, cubierta con almohadones, similar a un sillón.
How do you pronounce "poltrona"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "poltrona" is [pol̪ˈt̪ɾona]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list