Arecibo

name

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"arecibo" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Arecibo” is an uncommon English word, ranked #80,197 in English word frequency and used as a proper noun.

#80,197
frequency rank, English
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A city and municipality of Puerto Rico, United States.

Key facts for Arecibo
PropertyValue
HeadwordArecibo
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters7
Frequency rank#80,197
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Arecibo” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Arecibo lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for Arecibo is 7 letters long, classified as a proper noun. Corpus data places it at rank #80,197 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Arecibo doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Spanish Arecibo, from Taíno Aresibo. The correct English form is Arecibo, spelled A-R-E-C-I-B-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    A city and municipality of Puerto Rico, United States.
  2. 2
    Ellipsis of Arecibo Observatory; a radio astronomy astronomical observatory located in Arecibo, Puerto Rico.
  3. 3
    A diocese in Puerto Rico, United States, of the Roman Catholic Church.

Etymology

From Spanish Arecibo, from Taíno Aresibo.

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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Arecibo"?
"Arecibo" is spelled A-R-E-C-I-B-O.
What does "Arecibo" mean?
As a proper noun, "Arecibo" means: A city and municipality of Puerto Rico, United States.
What is the origin of the word "Arecibo"?
From Spanish Arecibo, from Taíno Aresibo. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “Arecibo”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is A-R-E-C-I-B-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list