Maputo
[maˈput̪o]
The verdict
“Maputo” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #71,210 among 3,868 “M” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #71,210
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 3,868
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - es la capital de Mozambique.
Corpus desk
Index ES-maputo · Maputo · Spanish
Maputo · rank #71,210 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #71,210
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,868
- PHOTO-FINISH masturbo
Nearest frequency peer: masturbo (+3 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 “Maputo”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- malón
malón
28,796 corpus weight
- mandadas
mandadas
28,795 corpus weight
- Maputo
Maputo
28,791 corpus weight
- masturbo
masturbo
28,788 corpus weight
- matándose
matándose
28,787 corpus weight
- mausoleos
mausoleos
28,786 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “Maputo” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Maputo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [maˈput̪o] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #71,210 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “Maputo” en español
Rare enough to double-check
Maputo is uncommon Spanish at frequency #71,210 among 3,868 “M” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [maˈput̪o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "es la capital de Mozambique.".
Maputo has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
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 Maputo, spelled M-A-P-U-T-O.
Definition
- 1es la capital de Mozambique.
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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