hipopótamo

[ipoˈpot̪amo]

/[ipoˈpot̪amo]/ noun

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The verdict

“hipopótamo” has 14 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #36,083. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#36,083
frequency rank, Spanish
1,569
“H” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Hippopotamus amphibius) Mamífero herbívoro del orden artiodáctilos, de cuerpo muy grueso, que mide de 3 a 5 m y pesa de 1 a 4 toneladas; tiene la piel gruesa, negruzca y casi sin pelo, las patas r...

Corpus desk

Index ES-hipopotamo · hipopótamo · Spanish

hipopótamo · rank #36,083 · 14 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #36,083
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,569
  • PHOTO-FINISH hermético

Nearest frequency peer: hermético (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “hipopótamo”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “hipopótamo” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for hipopótamo
PropertyValue
Headwordhipopótamo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ipoˈpot̪amo]
Letters10
Frequency rank#36,083
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “hipopótamo”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).hipopótamocae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “hermético” (#36,082), “heller” (#36,081), “horse” (#36,085). Entre 1,569 lemas con “H”, “hipopótamo” va en #36,083. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around hipopótamo (IPA [ipoˈpot̪amo]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #36,083 among 1,569 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for hipopótamo, with forms such as "hhipopótamo", "hioppótamo", and "hipoppótamo". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is hipopótamo, spelled H-I-P-O-P-Ó-T-A-M-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Hippopotamus amphibius) Mamífero herbívoro del orden artiodáctilos, de cuerpo muy grueso, que mide de 3 a 5 m y pesa de 1 a 4 toneladas; tiene la piel gruesa, negruzca y casi sin pelo, las patas robustas y cortas, la boca muy grande y las orejas pequeñas; vive en algunos ríos de África.
  2. 2
    Persona muy gorda.

Synonyms

hipopótamo común

This word in other languages

hippo(English)hippopotame(Français)Nilpferd(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hhipopótamo
  • hioppótamo
  • hipoppótamo
  • hipoptóamo
  • hipopóatmo
  • hipopótammo
  • hipopótaom
  • hipopótmao
  • hipopóttamo
  • hipoóptamo
  • hippopótamo
  • hippoótamo
  • hpiopótamo
  • ihpopótamo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of hipopótamo - 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.

hhipopótamo1hioppótamo2hipoppótamo1hipoptóamo2hipopóatmo2hipopótammo1hipopótaom2hipopótmao2
Edit distance from "hipopótamo"

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 "hipopótamo"?
"hipopótamo" is spelled H-I-P-O-P-Ó-T-A-M-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ipoˈpot̪amo].
What does "hipopótamo" mean?
As a noun, "hipopótamo" means: (Hippopotamus amphibius) Mamífero herbívoro del orden artiodáctilos, de cuerpo muy grueso, que mide de 3 a 5 m y pesa de 1 a 4 toneladas; tiene la piel gruesa, negruzca y casi sin pelo, las patas r...
What are common misspellings of "hipopótamo"?
Common misspellings include "hhipopótamo", "hioppótamo", "hipoppótamo", "hipoptóamo", "hipopóatmo". The correct spelling is "hipopótamo".
How do you pronounce "hipopótamo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hipopótamo" is [ipoˈpot̪amo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hipopótamo" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

guardarse14 variantsgeométrico14 variantsinsertado14 variantsjustiniano14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list