ampolla
[ãmˈpoʝa]
The verdict
“ampolla” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #40,116 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #40,116
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Levantamiento de la piel que contiene líquido seroso o pus, habitualmente producto de una quemadura, roce o enfermedad.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ampolla |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ãmˈpoʝa] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #40,116 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ampolla” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for ampolla is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ãmˈpoʝa]. Corpus data places it at rank #40,116 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for ampolla, with forms such as "ammpolla", "amoplla", and "amplola". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "amplía", "amapola", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is ampolla, spelled A-M-P-O-L-L-A.
Definition
- 1Levantamiento de la piel que contiene líquido seroso o pus, habitualmente producto de una quemadura, roce o enfermedad.
- 2Recipiente de vidrio con un cuello largo y estrecho, y el cuerpo ancho y redondeado.
- 3Botellita de vidrio sellada pero sin tapa, que conserva una dosis de un líquido inyectable. Para abrirla debe romperse con cuidado.
- 4Pequeña cantidad de aire, o algún elemento gaseoso, que toma un aspecto redondeado y que sube en los líquidos que hierven.
- 5Abultamiento en la superficie de un metal provocado por una bolsa de gas en el enfriamiento.
- 6Recipiente para vino y agua que se utiliza en la misa.
- 7Elemento de cristal que contiene los electrodos o el filamento incandescente de una lámpara eléctrica.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ammpolla,amoplla,amplola,ampola,ampolal,amppolla,apmolla,mapolla
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ampolla - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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Using “ampolla”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is A-M-P-O-L-L-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ãmˈpoʝa] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “amplía” - see the side-by-side comparison. ampolla vs amplía
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish 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.