pampero
[pãmˈpeɾo]
The verdict
“pampero” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #81,285 among 48,357 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #81,285
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 48,357
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Viento fuerte y frío de la pampa que sopla del S. 0.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pampero |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [pãmˈpeɾo] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #81,285 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “pampero” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
pampero is uncommon Spanish at frequency #81,285 among 48,357 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [pãmˈpeɾo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Viento fuerte y frío de la pampa que sopla del S. 0.".
pampero has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is pampero, spelled P-A-M-P-E-R-O.
Definition
- 1Viento fuerte y frío de la pampa que sopla del S. 0.
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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Using “pampero”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-A-M-P-E-R-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [pãmˈpeɾo] (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.