chopo negro

[ˈt͡ʃopo ˈneɣ̞ɾo]

/[ˈt͡ʃopo ˈneɣ̞ɾo]/ phrase

The verdict

“chopo negro” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a phrase - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (Populus nigra) Árbol de la familia de las salicáceas, de hoja caduca, tronco generalmente derecho, de corteza grisácea pronto resquebrajada en sentido longitudinal, formándose entre las grietas un...

Key facts for chopo negro
PropertyValue
Headwordchopo negro
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[ˈt͡ʃopo ˈneɣ̞ɾo]
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “chopo negro” sits in Spanish frequency

chopo negro falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Spanish words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for chopo negro is 11 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈt͡ʃopo ˈneɣ̞ɾo]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "(Populus nigra) Árbol de la familia de las salicáceas, de hoja caduca, tronco generalmente derecho, de corteza grisácea pronto resquebrajada en sentido longitudinal, formándose entre las grietas un...".

chopo negro doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is chopo negro, spelled C-H-O-P-O- -N-E-G-R-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Populus nigra) Árbol de la familia de las salicáceas, de hoja caduca, tronco generalmente derecho, de corteza grisácea pronto resquebrajada en sentido longitudinal, formándose entre las grietas unas costillas negruzcas, a lo que alude el nombre que alcanza de 20 a 30 m. Su madera se usa en carpintería; en jardinería es usado como árbol ornamental; en medicina natural, como sudorífico, diurético y expectorante.

Synonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "chopo negro"?
"chopo negro" is spelled C-H-O-P-O- -N-E-G-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡ʃopo ˈneɣ̞ɾo].
What does "chopo negro" mean?
As a phrase, "chopo negro" means: (Populus nigra) Árbol de la familia de las salicáceas, de hoja caduca, tronco generalmente derecho, de corteza grisácea pronto resquebrajada en sentido longitudinal, formándose entre las grietas un...
How do you pronounce "chopo negro"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chopo negro" is [ˈt͡ʃopo ˈneɣ̞ɾo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chopo negro" come from?
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Using “chopo negro”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is C-H-O-P-O- -N-E-G-R-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈt͡ʃopo ˈneɣ̞ɾo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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