puerca

[ˈpweɾka]

/[ˈpweɾka]/ noun

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The verdict

“puerca” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #44,949. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#44,949
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cada una de las crestas que aparecen entre los surcos de la tierra arada.

Corpus desk

Index ES-puerca · puerca · Spanish

puerca · rank #44,949 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #44,949
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH pueblecito

Nearest frequency peer: pueblecito (-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 “puerca”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “puerca” 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).

puerca vs pura
67% similar
puerca vs purga
67% similar
puerca vs puerta
83% similar

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

Key facts for puerca
PropertyValue
Headwordpuerca
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpweɾka]
Letters6
Frequency rank#44,949
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “puerca”

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

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “pueblecito” (#44,948), “pulp” (#44,950), “proveyendo” (#44,947). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “puerca” va en #44,949. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around puerca (IPA [ˈpweɾka]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #44,949 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for puerca, with forms such as "peurca", "ppuerca", and "puecra". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "pura", "purga", "puerta", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is puerca, spelled P-U-E-R-C-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cada una de las crestas que aparecen entre los surcos de la tierra arada.
  2. 2
    Pieza del pernio o gozne en donde está el anillo.
  3. 3
    Escrófula.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • peurca
  • ppuerca
  • puecra
  • puerac
  • puercca
  • puerrca
  • pureca
  • uperca

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

peurca2ppuerca1puecra2puerac2puercca1puerrca1pureca2uperca2
Edit distance from "puerca"

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 "puerca"?
"puerca" is spelled P-U-E-R-C-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpweɾka].
What does "puerca" mean?
As a noun, "puerca" means: Cada una de las crestas que aparecen entre los surcos de la tierra arada.
What words are commonly confused with "puerca"?
"puerca" is commonly confused with "pura", "purga", "puerta". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "puerca"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "puerca" is [ˈpweɾka]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "puerca" come from?
"puerca" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

pupilo#44,951Pereda#44,917otoñal#44,897omitió#44,894

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

pillaje8 variantsshift8 variantssometa8 variantssuizas8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list