lampa

[`lampa]

/[`lampa]/ noun

The verdict

“lampa” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #67,878 among 17,327 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,878
frequency rank, Spanish
17,327
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Lámpara.

Corpus desk

Index ES-lampa · lampa · Spanish

lampa · rank #67,878 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #67,878
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 17,327
  • PHOTO-FINISH Lamarca

Nearest frequency peer: Lamarca (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “lampa”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “lampa” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026
Key facts for lampa
PropertyValue
Headwordlampa
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[`lampa]
Letters5
Frequency rank#67,878
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “lampa” 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). lampa lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

lampa is uncommon Spanish at frequency #67,878 among 17,327 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [`lampa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Lámpara.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for lampa, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is lampa, spelled L-A-M-P-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Lámpara.

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "lampa"?
"lampa" is spelled L-A-M-P-A. The IPA pronunciation is [`lampa].
What does "lampa" mean?
As a noun, "lampa" means: Lámpara.
How do you pronounce "lampa"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lampa" is [`lampa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lampa" come from?
"lampa" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list