potaje
[poˈt̪axe]
The verdict
“potaje” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #71,334 among 6,028 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #71,334
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6,028
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Caldo de olla u otro guisado.
Corpus desk
Index ES-potaje · potaje · Spanish
potaje · rank #71,334 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #71,334
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,028
- PHOTO-FINISH portaviones
Nearest frequency peer: portaviones (-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.
Rangos de cola larga cerca de “potaje”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- pontífices
pontífices
28,670 corpus weight
- porcinos
porcinos
28,669 corpus weight
- portaviones
portaviones
28,668 corpus weight
- potaje
potaje
28,667 corpus weight
- potus
potus
28,666 corpus weight
- pragmáticas
pragmáticas
28,664 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “potaje” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | potaje |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [poˈt̪axe] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #71,334 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “potaje” en español
Rare enough to double-check
potaje is uncommon Spanish at frequency #71,334 among 6,028 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [poˈt̪axe]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
potaje doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is potaje, spelled P-O-T-A-J-E.
Definition
- 1Caldo de olla u otro guisado.
- 2Plato a base de verduras y legumbres cocidas en abundante agua, que se come especialmente en los días de abstinencia.
- 3Legumbres secas.
- 4Bebida o brebaje en el que entran muchos ingredientes.
- 5Conjunto de varias cosas inútiles mezcladas y confusas.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how potaje appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Provisión de potajes para la Cuaresma.
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.
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