potestades

[pot̪esˈt̪að̞es]

/[pot̪esˈt̪að̞es]/ noun

The verdict

“potestades” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #55,826 among 6,028 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,826
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Orden de ángeles que forman el sexto coro celestial en algunas tradiciones judeocristianas. Son espíritus bienaventurados que se encargan de mantener el equilibrio cósmico, mediando entre el mundo ...

Corpus desk

Index ES-potestades · potestades · Spanish

potestades · rank #55,826 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,826
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH postizas

Nearest frequency peer: postizas (-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 “potestades”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for potestades
PropertyValue
Headwordpotestades
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[pot̪esˈt̪að̞es]
Letters10
Frequency rank#55,826
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “potestades” en español

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

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “postizas” (#55,825), “pound” (#55,827), “precious” (#55,828). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “potestades” va en #55,826. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

potestades is uncommon Spanish at frequency #55,826 among 6,028 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [pot̪esˈt̪að̞es]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Orden de ángeles que forman el sexto coro celestial en algunas tradiciones judeocristianas. Son espíritus bienaventurados que se encargan de mantener el equilibrio cósmico, mediando entre el mundo ...".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for potestades, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is potestades, spelled P-O-T-E-S-T-A-D-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Orden de ángeles que forman el sexto coro celestial en algunas tradiciones judeocristianas. Son espíritus bienaventurados que se encargan de mantener el equilibrio cósmico, mediando entre el mundo espiritual y el físico, y entre las jerarquías superiores y las inferiores del reino divino.

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 "potestades"?
"potestades" is spelled P-O-T-E-S-T-A-D-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [pot̪esˈt̪að̞es].
What does "potestades" mean?
As a noun, "potestades" means: Orden de ángeles que forman el sexto coro celestial en algunas tradiciones judeocristianas. Son espíritus bienaventurados que se encargan de mantener el equilibrio cósmico, mediando entre el mundo ...
How do you pronounce "potestades"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "potestades" is [pot̪esˈt̪að̞es]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "potestades" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list