hipopótamo común
[ipoˈpot̪amo koˈmũn]
The verdict
“hipopótamo común” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 16
- letters
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...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | hipopótamo común |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ipoˈpot̪amo koˈmũn] |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “hipopótamo común” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
hipopótamo común is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ipoˈpot̪amo koˈmũn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(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...".
Zero misspellings are on record for hipopótamo común in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. 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 explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is hipopótamo común, spelled H-I-P-O-P-Ó-T-A-M-O- -C-O-M-Ú-N.
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.
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Using “hipopótamo común”
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- The one correct Spanish spelling is H-I-P-O-P-Ó-T-A-M-O- -C-O-M-Ú-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ipoˈpot̪amo koˈmũn] (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.