piropo
[piˈɾopo]
The verdict
“piropo” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #36,750 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #36,750
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 10
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Aleación de cuatro partes de cobre por una de oro, usada por los antiguos en joyería.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | piropo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [piˈɾopo] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #36,750 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 10 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “piropo” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for piropo is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [piˈɾopo]. Corpus data places it at rank #36,750 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for piropo, with forms such as "ipropo", "piorpo", and "piroop". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "prop", "popo", "promo", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is piropo, spelled P-I-R-O-P-O.
Definition
- 1Aleación de cuatro partes de cobre por una de oro, usada por los antiguos en joyería.
- 2Gema del grupo de los granates, de color rojo o rojizo, gran dureza y fractura angular poco común.
- 3Expresión de alabanza dirigida a alguien por su aspecto o comportamiento.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ipropo,piorpo,piroop,piroppo,pirpoo,pirropo,ppiropo,priopo
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of piropo - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “piropo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-I-R-O-P-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [piˈɾopo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “prop” - see the side-by-side comparison. piropo vs prop
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.