hipopótamo

Name: hipopótamo, Spanish Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ipoˈpot̪amo]

/[ipoˈpot̪amo]/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

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: 15,034
“H” headwords: 14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 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...

Key facts for hipopótamo
Property	Value
Headword	hipopótamo
Language	Spanish
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[ipoˈpot̪amo]
Letters	10
Frequency rank	#36,083
Misspellings tracked	14
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “hipopótamo” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). hipopótamo lands here:

#36,083

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). 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 15,034 “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
(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
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.

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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Using “hipopótamo”

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

The one correct Spanish spelling is H-I-P-O-P-Ó-T-A-M-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [ipoˈpot̪amo] (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.