mariposa
/ˌmæɹɪˈpoʊ.sə/noun
mariposa is spelled M-A-R-I-P-O-S-A: 8 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 52,954th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, mariposa means “A mariposa lily (Calochortus spp.)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of mariposa is mariposas.
How many letters and syllables are in mariposa?
| Letters | 8: M-A-R-I-P-O-S-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 52,954th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is mariposa?
Mariposa appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 52,954th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce mariposa?
- UK /ˌmæɹɪˈpəʊ.sə/
- US /ˌmæɹɪˈpoʊ.sə/
- /ˌmɛɹɪˈpoʊ.sə/
Mariposa has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-mariposa.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with mariposa?
6 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as mariposa from its last stressed vowel (/oʊsə/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of mariposa
- mariposas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does mariposa mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A mariposa lily (Calochortus spp.).
noun
- 1
Former name of Yokuts (“a member of Native American group”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does mariposa come from?
Borrowed from Spanish mariposa (“a butterfly”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).