ponferradina

[põɱferaˈð̞ina]

/[põɱferaˈð̞ina]/ adj

The verdict

“ponferradina” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #96,662 among 6,028 “P” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#96,662
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma del femenino de ponferradino.

Corpus desk

Index ES-ponferradina · ponferradina · Spanish

ponferradina · rank #96,662 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #96,662
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH poligonales

Nearest frequency peer: poligonales (-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 “ponferradina”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ponferradina
PropertyValue
Headwordponferradina
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[põɱferaˈð̞ina]
Letters12
Frequency rank#96,662
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “ponferradina” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.ponferradinacae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “poligonales” (#96,660), “popolo” (#96,664), “poseerá” (#96,666). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “ponferradina” va en #96,662. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ponferradina is uncommon Spanish at frequency #96,662 among 6,028 “P” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [põɱferaˈð̞ina]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forma del femenino de ponferradino.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for ponferradina, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is ponferradina, spelled P-O-N-F-E-R-R-A-D-I-N-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del femenino de ponferradino.

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 "ponferradina"?
"ponferradina" is spelled P-O-N-F-E-R-R-A-D-I-N-A. The IPA pronunciation is [põɱferaˈð̞ina].
What does "ponferradina" mean?
As an adjective, "ponferradina" means: Forma del femenino de ponferradino.
How do you pronounce "ponferradina"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ponferradina" is [põɱferaˈð̞ina]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ponferradina" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list