polvorín
[polβ̞oˈɾĩn]
The verdict
“polvorín” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #52,462 among 6,028 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #52,462
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6,028
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pólvora muy menuda y otros explosivos, que sirven para cebar las armas de fuego.
Corpus desk
Index ES-polvorin · polvorín · Spanish
polvorín · rank #52,462 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #52,462
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,028
- PHOTO-FINISH poliéster
Nearest frequency peer: poliéster (-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.
Rangos de cola larga cerca de “polvorín”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- polea
polea
47,542 corpus weight
- politizada
politizada
47,541 corpus weight
- poliéster
poliéster
47,540 corpus weight
- polvorín
polvorín
47,539 corpus weight
- poseyó
poseyó
47,538 corpus weight
- precisamos
precisamos
47,536 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “polvorín” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | polvorín |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [polβ̞oˈɾĩn] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #52,462 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “polvorín” en español
Rare enough to double-check
polvorín is uncommon Spanish at frequency #52,462 among 6,028 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [polβ̞oˈɾĩn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for polvorín, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is polvorín, spelled P-O-L-V-O-R-Í-N.
Definition
- 1Pólvora muy menuda y otros explosivos, que sirven para cebar las armas de fuego.
- 2Frasco que contiene la pólvora.
- 3Lugar o edificio convenientemente dispuesto para guardar la pólvora.
- 4Situación que debido al grado de hostilidad puede estallar en cualquier momento.
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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