Ponferrada
[põɱfeˈrað̞a]
The verdict
“Ponferrada” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #36,759. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #36,759
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 48,357
- “P” headwords
- 13
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ciudad de la provincia de León (España), capital de la comarca del Bierzo.
Corpus desk
Index ES-ponferrada · Ponferrada · Spanish
Ponferrada · rank #36,759 · 13 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #36,759
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-HIGH 13 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 48,357
- PHOTO-FINISH poor
Nearest frequency peer: poor (+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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Ponferrada”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- PNB
PNB
63,245 corpus weight
- podredumbre
podredumbre
63,244 corpus weight
- Ponferrada
Ponferrada
63,242 corpus weight
- poor
poor
63,241 corpus weight
- porn
porn
63,240 corpus weight
- portaban
portaban
63,239 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Ponferrada” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Ponferrada |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [põɱfeˈrað̞a] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #36,759 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Ponferrada” sits in Spanish frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 13 spelling variants around Ponferrada (IPA [põɱfeˈrað̞a]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #36,759 among 48,357 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Ciudad de la provincia de León (España), capital de la comarca del Bierzo.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Ponferrada, with forms such as "opnferrada", "pnoferrada", and "pofnerrada". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is Ponferrada, spelled P-O-N-F-E-R-R-A-D-A.
Definition
- 1Ciudad de la provincia de León (España), capital de la comarca del Bierzo.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- opnferrada
- pnoferrada
- pofnerrada
- ponefrrada
- ponferada
- ponferarda
- ponferraad
- ponferradda
- ponferrdaa
- ponfferrada
- ponfrerada
- ponnferrada
- pponferrada
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Ponferrada - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Ponferrada", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).
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.