práctica

/[ˈpɾakt̪ika]/ noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#1,149

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

11

similar word pairs

práctica is aSpanishnoun. It means: Ejercicio frecuente de una actividad siguiendo sus reglas. Pronounced [ˈpɾakt̪ika]. It ranks #1,149 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with práctico and practice.

Key facts for práctica
PropertyValue
Headwordpráctica
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpɾakt̪ika]
Letters8
Frequency rank#1,149
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for práctica is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈpɾakt̪ika]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,149 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for práctica, with forms such as "ppráctica", "prcática", and "prráctica". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "práctico", "practice", "practicar", 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 práctica, spelled P-R-Á-C-T-I-C-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ejercicio frecuente de una actividad siguiendo sus reglas.
  2. 2
    Repetición constante y metodizada de unos mismos actos.
  3. 3
    Habilidad que se adquiere con el uso, hábito o experiencia en una actividad.
  4. 4
    Costumbre de hacer algo de determinada manera.
  5. 5
    En muchas profesiones, primer contacto que tiene el alumno con el ejercicio de su profesión bajo la supervisión de un maestro o profesional experto.
  6. 6
    Ejercicio o aplicación en la vida real de lo que enseña una doctrina o teoría.
  7. 7
    Observancia de la regla y la regla misma en una orden monástica.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ppráctica,prcática,prráctica,prácctica,prácitca,práctcia,práctiac,prácticca,prácttica,prátcica,párctica,rpáctica

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for práctica

Misspelling Variants of "práctica"

ppráctica9prcática8prráctica9prácctica9prácitca8práctcia8práctiac8prácticca9
Misspelling Variants of "práctica"

Frequency rank: #1,149 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "práctica"?
"práctica" is spelled P-R-Á-C-T-I-C-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpɾakt̪ika].
What does "práctica" mean?
As a noun, "práctica" means: Ejercicio frecuente de una actividad siguiendo sus reglas.
What words are commonly confused with "práctica"?
"práctica" is commonly confused with "práctico", "practice", "practicar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "práctica"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "práctica" is [ˈpɾakt̪ika]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "práctica" come from?
"práctica" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.