poner de patitas en la calle

[poˈneɾ ð̞e paˈt̪it̪as ẽn la ˈkaʝe]

/[poˈneɾ ð̞e paˈt̪it̪as ẽn la ˈkaʝe]/ phrase

The verdict

“poner de patitas en la calle” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a phrase - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
28
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Echar a una persona de un sitio, despedir de un lugar de trabajo o expulsar de un recinto educativo. Generalmente de manera violenta.

Key facts for poner de patitas en la calle
PropertyValue
Headwordponer de patitas en la calle
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[poˈneɾ ð̞e paˈt̪it̪as ẽn la ˈkaʝe]
Letters28
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “poner de patitas en la calle” sits in Spanish frequency

poner de patitas en la calle falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Spanish words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for poner de patitas en la calle is 28 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [poˈneɾ ð̞e paˈt̪it̪as ẽn la ˈkaʝe]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Echar a una persona de un sitio, despedir de un lugar de trabajo o expulsar de un recinto educativo. Generalmente de manera violenta.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for poner de patitas en la calle, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is poner de patitas en la calle, spelled P-O-N-E-R- -D-E- -P-A-T-I-T-A-S- -E-N- -L-A- -C-A-L-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Echar a una persona de un sitio, despedir de un lugar de trabajo o expulsar de un recinto educativo. Generalmente de manera violenta.

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "poner de patitas en la calle"?
"poner de patitas en la calle" is spelled P-O-N-E-R- -D-E- -P-A-T-I-T-A-S- -E-N- -L-A- -C-A-L-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [poˈneɾ ð̞e paˈt̪it̪as ẽn la ˈkaʝe].
What does "poner de patitas en la calle" mean?
As a phrase, "poner de patitas en la calle" means: Echar a una persona de un sitio, despedir de un lugar de trabajo o expulsar de un recinto educativo. Generalmente de manera violenta.
How do you pronounce "poner de patitas en la calle"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "poner de patitas en la calle" is [poˈneɾ ð̞e paˈt̪it̪as ẽn la ˈkaʝe]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "poner de patitas en la calle" come from?
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Using “poner de patitas en la calle”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is P-O-N-E-R- -D-E- -P-A-T-I-T-A-S- -E-N- -L-A- -C-A-L-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [poˈneɾ ð̞e paˈt̪it̪as ẽn la ˈkaʝe] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list