potencia

[poˈt̪ẽnsja]

/[poˈt̪ẽnsja]/ noun

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The verdict

“potencia” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #2,797. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,797
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fuerza, la habilidad o capacidad para realizar algo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-potencia · potencia · Spanish

potencia · rank #2,797 · 12 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,797
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH posterior

Nearest frequency peer: posterior (-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 “potencia”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “potencia” 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).

potencia vs potencial
89% similar
potencia vs potencias
89% similar
potencia vs Palencia
63% similar

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

Key facts for potencia
PropertyValue
Headwordpotencia
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[poˈt̪ẽnsja]
Letters8
Frequency rank#2,797
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “potencia”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).potenciacae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “posterior” (#2,796), “preparado” (#2,798), “porcentaje” (#2,795). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “potencia” va en #2,797. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around potencia (IPA [poˈt̪ẽnsja]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,797 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for potencia, with forms such as "optencia", "poetncia", and "potecnia". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "potencial", "potencias", "Palencia", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is potencia, spelled P-O-T-E-N-C-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fuerza, la habilidad o capacidad para realizar algo.
  2. 2
    Es el trabajo realizado por unidad de tiempo o la cantidad de energía transferida por unidad de tiempo. Una de sus unidades es el watt.
  3. 3
    El producto (multiplicación) de factores iguales.
  4. 4
    Una nación que cuenta con gran poderío militar y/o económico.
  5. 5
    Dilución de un preparado homeopático

This word in other languages

power(English)puissance(Français)Kraft(Deutsch)força(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • optencia
  • poetncia
  • potecnia
  • potencai
  • potenccia
  • potenica
  • potenncia
  • potensia
  • potnecia
  • pottencia
  • ppotencia
  • ptoencia

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of potencia - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

optencia2poetncia2potecnia2potencai2potenccia1potenica2potenncia1potensia1
Edit distance from "potencia"

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 "potencia"?
"potencia" is spelled P-O-T-E-N-C-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is [poˈt̪ẽnsja].
What does "potencia" mean?
As a noun, "potencia" means: Fuerza, la habilidad o capacidad para realizar algo.
What words are commonly confused with "potencia"?
"potencia" is commonly confused with "potencial", "potencias", "Palencia". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "potencia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "potencia" is [poˈt̪ẽnsja]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "potencia" come from?
"potencia" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list