Malpica
[malˈpika]
The verdict
“Malpica” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #64,758 among 3,868 “M” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #64,758
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 3,868
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Apellido.
Corpus desk
Index ES-malpica · Malpica · Spanish
Malpica · rank #64,758 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #64,758
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,868
- PHOTO-FINISH malparido
Nearest frequency peer: malparido (-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 “Malpica”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- Lucerna
Lucerna
35,249 corpus weight
- ludo
ludo
35,248 corpus weight
- Luro
Luro
35,247 corpus weight
- malgache
malgache
35,245 corpus weight
- malparido
malparido
35,244 corpus weight
- Malpica
Malpica
35,243 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “Malpica” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Malpica |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [malˈpika] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #64,758 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “Malpica” en español
Rare enough to double-check
Malpica is uncommon Spanish at frequency #64,758 among 3,868 “M” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [malˈpika]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Apellido.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Malpica, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is Malpica, spelled M-A-L-P-I-C-A.
Definition
- 1Apellido.
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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