porrazo

[poˈraso]

/[poˈraso]/ noun

The verdict

“porrazo” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #60,259 among 6,028 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,259
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Golpe dado con una porra.

Corpus desk

Index ES-porrazo · porrazo · Spanish

porrazo · rank #60,259 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,259
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH Potsdam

Nearest frequency peer: Potsdam (+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 “porrazo”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for porrazo
PropertyValue
Headwordporrazo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[poˈraso]
Letters7
Frequency rank#60,259
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “porrazo” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).porrazocae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “Potsdam” (#60,261), “poblaron” (#60,255), “preconcebidas” (#60,263). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “porrazo” va en #60,259. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

porrazo is uncommon Spanish at frequency #60,259 among 6,028 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [poˈraso]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for porrazo in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is porrazo, spelled P-O-R-R-A-Z-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Golpe dado con una porra.
  2. 2
    Golpe en general.

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); 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 "porrazo"?
"porrazo" is spelled P-O-R-R-A-Z-O. The IPA pronunciation is [poˈraso].
What does "porrazo" mean?
As a noun, "porrazo" means: Golpe dado con una porra.
How do you pronounce "porrazo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "porrazo" is [poˈraso]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "porrazo" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list