porra

/[ˈpora]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#28,880

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

4

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

porra is aSpanishnoun. It means: Palo grueso y de diámetro creciente hacia la punta, usado como arma. Pronounced [ˈpora]. Often confused with pura and port.

Key facts for porra
PropertyValue
Headwordporra
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpora]
Letters5
Frequency rank#28,880
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of porra in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for porra is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈpora]. Corpus data places it at rank #28,880 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 10 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for porra, with forms such as "oprra", "porar", and "pporra". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "pura", "port", "proa", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is porra, spelled P-O-R-R-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Palo grueso y de diámetro creciente hacia la punta, usado como arma.
  2. 2
    En particular, aquel relativamente corto que emplean como arma o señal las fuerzas de seguridad.
  3. 3
    Martillo de cabeza simétrica usado con las dos manos.
  4. 4
    Bollo frito de masa similar a la del churro, pero con más levadura, lo que le da volumen.
  5. 5
    Apuesta colectiva, en que el ganador lleva todo el fondo.
  6. 6
    Grupo ruidoso de manifestantes en pro o en contra en algún evento público.
  7. 7
    Vocerío o barullo que produce una porra₆.
  8. 8
    Persona importuna o molesta.
  9. 9
    Vicio del carácter, por el que una persona muestra una opinión exageradamente buena de sí misma.
  10. 10
    Órgano eréctil que presenta el macho de los mamíferos, homólogo del clítoris femenino, en el que desembocan los conductos del tracto genitourinario. En algunos animales se retrae en la ingle, y sólo se extiende durante la excreción y la cópula; en el ser humano no es retráctil. Está compuesto en su mayor parte por tejidos esponjosos, llamados cuerpos cavernosos, que al saturarse de sangre producen la erección.

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: oprra,porar,pporra,prora

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for porra

Misspelling Variants of "porra"

oprra5porar5pporra6prora5
Misspelling Variants of "porra"

Frequency rank: #28,880 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "porra"?
"porra" is spelled P-O-R-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpora].
What does "porra" mean?
As a noun, "porra" means: Palo grueso y de diámetro creciente hacia la punta, usado como arma.
What words are commonly confused with "porra"?
"porra" is commonly confused with "pura", "port", "proa". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "porra"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "porra" is [ˈpora]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "porra" come from?
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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.