por favor
[poɾ faˈβ̞oɾ]
The verdict
“por favor” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Expresión empleada para hacer una solicitud de manera amable o cortés.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | por favor |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [poɾ faˈβ̞oɾ] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “por favor” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
por favor is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [poɾ faˈβ̞oɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for por favor in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is por favor, spelled P-O-R- -F-A-V-O-R.
Definition
- 1Expresión empleada para hacer una solicitud de manera amable o cortés.
- 2Expresión empleada para aceptar o rechazar una oferta.
- 3Expresión empleada para indicar molestia o impaciencia.
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.
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Using “por favor”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-O-R- -F-A-V-O-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [poɾ faˈβ̞oɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.