poner la mesa
[poˈneɾ la ˈmesa]
The verdict
“poner la mesa” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Preparar los platos, cubiertos, etc. para una comida.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | poner la mesa |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [poˈneɾ la ˈmesa] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “poner la mesa” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
poner la mesa is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [poˈneɾ la ˈmesa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Preparar los platos, cubiertos, etc. para una comida.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for poner la mesa, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is poner la mesa, spelled P-O-N-E-R- -L-A- -M-E-S-A.
Definition
- 1Preparar los platos, cubiertos, etc. para una comida.
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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.
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Using “poner la mesa”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-O-N-E-R- -L-A- -M-E-S-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [poˈneɾ la ˈmesa] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.