Campinas

[kãmˈpinas]

/[kãmˈpinas]/ name

The verdict

“Campinas” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #80,772 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,772
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - es una ciudad del Estado de São Paulo Brasil

Corpus desk

Index ES-campinas · Campinas · Spanish

Campinas · rank #80,772 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #80,772
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH canaletas

Nearest frequency peer: canaletas (+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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “Campinas”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “Campinas” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Campinas
PropertyValue
HeadwordCampinas
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[kãmˈpinas]
Letters8
Frequency rank#80,772
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “Campinas” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).Campinascae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “canaletas” (#80,773), “canjes” (#80,775), “cagadero” (#80,768). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “Campinas” va en #80,772. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Campinas is uncommon Spanish at frequency #80,772 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [kãmˈpinas]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "es una ciudad del Estado de São Paulo Brasil".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Campinas, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is Campinas, spelled C-A-M-P-I-N-A-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    es una ciudad del Estado de São Paulo Brasil

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 "Campinas"?
"Campinas" is spelled C-A-M-P-I-N-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is [kãmˈpinas].
What does "Campinas" mean?
As a proper noun, "Campinas" means: es una ciudad del Estado de São Paulo Brasil
How do you pronounce "Campinas"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Campinas" is [kãmˈpinas]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Campinas" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list