joropo

[xoˈɾopo]

/[xoˈɾopo]/ noun

The verdict

“joropo” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #57,873 among 645 “J” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,873
frequency rank, Spanish
645
“J” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Género musical folclórico más representativo de los Llanos de Venezuela y Colombia con ritmo ternario en compás hasta 3/2. Se baila en pareja, utilizando varias figuras coreográficas, en las que se...

Corpus desk

Index ES-joropo · joropo · Spanish

joropo · rank #57,873 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #57,873
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 645
  • PHOTO-FINISH jes

Nearest frequency peer: jes (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “joropo”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “joropo” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for joropo
PropertyValue
Headwordjoropo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[xoˈɾopo]
Letters6
Frequency rank#57,873
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “joropo” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).joropocae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “jes” (#57,872), “jubila” (#57,874), “judge” (#57,875). Entre 645 lemas con “J”, “joropo” va en #57,873. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

joropo is uncommon Spanish at frequency #57,873 among 645 “J” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [xoˈɾopo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Género musical folclórico más representativo de los Llanos de Venezuela y Colombia con ritmo ternario en compás hasta 3/2. Se baila en pareja, utilizando varias figuras coreográficas, en las que se...".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for joropo, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is joropo, spelled J-O-R-O-P-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Género musical folclórico más representativo de los Llanos de Venezuela y Colombia con ritmo ternario en compás hasta 3/2. Se baila en pareja, utilizando varias figuras coreográficas, en las que se mezclan las tradiciones hispano-criollas. El arpa y el zapateo son dos de sus características distintivas.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how joropo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Las principales figuras del joropo son el valsiao, el escobillao y el zapatiao.

This word in other languages

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 "joropo"?
"joropo" is spelled J-O-R-O-P-O. The IPA pronunciation is [xoˈɾopo].
What does "joropo" mean?
As a noun, "joropo" means: Género musical folclórico más representativo de los Llanos de Venezuela y Colombia con ritmo ternario en compás hasta 3/2. Se baila en pareja, utilizando varias figuras coreográficas, en las que se...
How do you pronounce "joropo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "joropo" is [xoˈɾopo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list