porquería

[poɾkeˈɾia]

/[poɾkeˈɾia]/ noun

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The verdict

“porquería” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #11,113. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,113
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cosa despreciable o sin valor.

Corpus desk

Index ES-porqueria · porquería · Spanish

porquería · rank #11,113 · 12 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,113
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH point

Nearest frequency peer: point (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “porquería”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “porquería” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

porquería vs portería
78% similar
porquería vs portuaria
67% similar
porquería vs porquerías
90% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for porquería
PropertyValue
Headwordporquería
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[poɾkeˈɾia]
Letters9
Frequency rank#11,113
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “porquería”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.porqueríacae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “point” (#11,112), “premisa” (#11,114), “preparativos” (#11,115). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “porquería” va en #11,113. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around porquería (IPA [poɾkeˈɾia]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #11,113 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for porquería, with forms such as "oprquería", "poqruería", and "porqeuría". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "portería", "portuaria", "porquerías", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is porquería, spelled P-O-R-Q-U-E-R-Í-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cosa despreciable o sin valor.
  2. 2
    Suciedad que afea el aspecto de algo
  3. 3
    Todo lo que ensucia o repugna por su hediondez.
  4. 4
    La acción sucia o indecente.
  5. 5
    Grosería, desatención y falta de crianza o respeto.
  6. 6
    La golosina o fruta y legumbre de poca entidad y dañosa a la salud.
  7. 7
    Alimento poco aconsejable de consumir
  8. 8
    Excremento^([cita requerida]).

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how porquería appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Era preferible que insultara o anduviera buscando camorra como siempre y no que viniera a decir esa porquería.

Synonyms

basurabazofiamierdamugreroña

This word in other languages

saleté(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • oprquería
  • poqruería
  • porqeuría
  • porqquería
  • porqueraí
  • porquerría
  • porqueíra
  • porqureía
  • porrquería
  • poruqería
  • pporquería
  • proquería

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of porquería - 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.

oprquería2poqruería2porqeuría2porqquería1porqueraí2porquerría1porqueíra2porqureía2
Edit distance from "porquería"

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 "porquería"?
"porquería" is spelled P-O-R-Q-U-E-R-Í-A. The IPA pronunciation is [poɾkeˈɾia].
What does "porquería" mean?
As a noun, "porquería" means: Cosa despreciable o sin valor.
What words are commonly confused with "porquería"?
"porquería" is commonly confused with "portería", "portuaria", "porquerías". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "porquería"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "porquería" is [poɾkeˈɾia]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "porquería" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

quisieran#11,118parecidos#11,104paradigma#11,103refuerzos#11,123

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

orientado12 variantsoponerse12 variantsrepartir12 variantsobtenida12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list