lampuga
[lãmˈpuɣ̞a]
The verdict
“lampuga” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (Coryphaena hippurus) Pez marino de la familia corifaénidos o peces-delfín. Mide hasta un metro, los machos maduros poseen un bulto prominente óseo en la frente de la cabeza; el color del cuerpo es...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | lampuga |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [lãmˈpuɣ̞a] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “lampuga” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for lampuga is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [lãmˈpuɣ̞a]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "(Coryphaena hippurus) Pez marino de la familia corifaénidos o peces-delfín. Mide hasta un metro, los machos maduros poseen un bulto prominente óseo en la frente de la cabeza; el color del cuerpo es...".
Zero misspellings are on record for lampuga in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 lampuga, spelled L-A-M-P-U-G-A.
Definition
- 1(Coryphaena hippurus) Pez marino de la familia corifaénidos o peces-delfín. Mide hasta un metro, los machos maduros poseen un bulto prominente óseo en la frente de la cabeza; el color del cuerpo es muy llamativo, con reflejos de oro en los laterales, azul y verde metalizado en la parte superior y lateral alta, mientras que es blanca o amarilla en las partes inferiores. Se pesca en el mar y se cultiva, su carne es muy apreciada.
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “lampuga”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is L-A-M-P-U-G-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [lãmˈpuɣ̞a] (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.