El Paso
[el ˈpaso]
The verdict
“El Paso” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ciudad del estado de Texas (Estados Unidos),
Corpus desk
Index ES-el-paso · El Paso · Spanish
El Paso · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | El Paso |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [el ˈpaso] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “El Paso” en español
Rare enough to double-check
El Paso is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [el ˈpaso]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for El Paso in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is El Paso, spelled E-L- -P-A-S-O.
Definition
- 1Ciudad del estado de Texas (Estados Unidos),
- 2Municipio y ciudad de la isla de La Palma, en la provincia de Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Islas Canarias, España.
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.