estraperlo
[est̪ɾaˈpeɾlo]
The verdict
“estraperlo” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Comercio ilegal de bienes sometidos a algún tipo de impuesto o tasa por el Estado.
Corpus desk
Index ES-estraperlo · estraperlo · Spanish
estraperlo · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | estraperlo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [est̪ɾaˈpeɾlo] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “estraperlo” en español
Rare enough to double-check
estraperlo is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [est̪ɾaˈpeɾlo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
estraperlo has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is estraperlo, spelled E-S-T-R-A-P-E-R-L-O.
Definition
- 1Comercio ilegal de bienes sometidos a algún tipo de impuesto o tasa por el Estado.
- 2Objetos que se venden en dicho comercio.
- 3Por extensión, actividad irregular o intriga de algún tipo.
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.