poblar

/[poˈβ̞laɾ]/ verb

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#37,262

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

17

similar word pairs

poblar is aSpanishverb. It means: Formar pueblos. Pronounced [poˈβ̞laɾ]. Often confused with pola and polla.

Key facts for poblar
PropertyValue
Headwordpoblar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[poˈβ̞laɾ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#37,262
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of poblar in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for poblar is 6 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [poˈβ̞laɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #37,262 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for poblar, with forms such as "opblar", "pbolar", and "pobalr". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "pola", "polla", "polar", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is poblar, spelled P-O-B-L-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Formar pueblos.
  2. 2
    Ocupar con gente un lugar que está aun deshabitado.
  3. 3
    Ocupar con animales u otros seres vivos un lugar que no los tenía previamente.
  4. 4
    Vivir en un lugar animales o seres humanos.
  5. 5
    Abundar algo en un lugar.
  6. 6
    Insertar un módulo de memoria RAM en su zócalo dentro de la placa base de un ordenador.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: opblar,pbolar,pobalr,pobblar,poblarr,pobllar,poblra,polbar,povlar,ppoblar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for poblar

Misspelling Variants of "poblar"

opblar6pbolar6pobalr6pobblar7poblarr7pobllar7poblra6polbar6
Misspelling Variants of "poblar"

Frequency rank: #37,262 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "poblar"?
"poblar" is spelled P-O-B-L-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [poˈβ̞laɾ].
What does "poblar" mean?
As a verb, "poblar" means: Formar pueblos.
What words are commonly confused with "poblar"?
"poblar" is commonly confused with "pola", "polla", "polar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "poblar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "poblar" is [poˈβ̞laɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "poblar" come from?
"poblar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.