por si acaso
[poɾ si aˈkaso]
The verdict
“por si acaso” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Si acaso, en el poco probable caso de que...
Corpus desk
Index ES-por-si-acaso · por si acaso · Spanish
por si acaso · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | por si acaso |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [poɾ si aˈkaso] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “por si acaso” en español
Rare enough to double-check
por si acaso is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [poɾ si aˈkaso]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Si acaso, en el poco probable caso de que...".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for por si acaso, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is por si acaso, spelled P-O-R- -S-I- -A-C-A-S-O.
Definition
- 1Si acaso, en el poco probable caso de que...
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how por si acaso appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Yo soy Fígaro; todo el mundo sabe quién es Fígaro, y por si acaso alguien lo ignora, añadiré que Fígaro y Mariano José de Larra son tan uña y carne como el diputado Argüelles y la Constitución del año 12, y que no se puede herir al uno sin lastimar al otro
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.