pogo

[ˈpoɣ̞o]

/[ˈpoɣ̞o]/ noun

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The verdict

“pogo” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #46,128. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#46,128
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dispositivo de recreación que permite hacer saltos a partir de un mecanismo que hace de resorte.

Corpus desk

Index ES-pogo · pogo · Spanish

pogo · rank #46,128 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #46,128
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH polivalente

Nearest frequency peer: polivalente (+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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “pogo”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “pogo” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

pogo vs por
50% similar
pogo vs pro
50% similar
pogo vs pop
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for pogo
PropertyValue
Headwordpogo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpoɣ̞o]
Letters4
Frequency rank#46,128
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “pogo”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).pogocae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “polivalente” (#46,129), “podar” (#46,126), “poblano” (#46,125). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “pogo” va en #46,128. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around pogo (IPA [ˈpoɣ̞o]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #46,128 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for pogo, with forms such as "opgo", "pgoo", and "poggo". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "por", "pro", "pop", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is pogo, spelled P-O-G-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dispositivo de recreación que permite hacer saltos a partir de un mecanismo que hace de resorte.
  2. 2
    Forma de danza practicada en los conciertos de música punk o subgéneros de este en la que el bailarín brinca con las piernas juntas y el torso recto, chocando con otros bailarines.
  3. 3
    Grupo de personas que bailan pogo.
  4. 4
    Zona del auditorio, en un concierto, ocupada por los bailarines de pogo.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how pogo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. La segunda vez, tiraba más para los 16-17 y pasó cuando viajamos a Cordoba Capital para presenciar un show donde tocaban Babasónicos, 2 Minutos, El Otro Yo, y otros. En medio del pogo empiezan a cantar 'El que no salta es porteño! El que no salta es porteño!'.
  2. Ademas de la 3ra viola que tenian (un pelilargo muy heavy con una guitarra de plastico) tenian un cantante que se tiro al publico, y hasta se cruzo por todo el pogo para cantarle en la cara a la gente que estaba en el bar del lugar, y se subio las escaleras hasta el balcon donde habia mas gente disfrutando el show, y todo esto con el microfono en la mano.

Synonyms

palo saltarínslam

This word in other languages

pogo(English)pogo(Français)Pogo(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • opgo
  • pgoo
  • poggo
  • poog
  • ppogo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of pogo - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

opgo2pgoo2poggo1poog2ppogo1
Edit distance from "pogo"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pogo"?
"pogo" is spelled P-O-G-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpoɣ̞o].
What does "pogo" mean?
As a noun, "pogo" means: Dispositivo de recreación que permite hacer saltos a partir de un mecanismo que hace de resorte.
What words are commonly confused with "pogo"?
"pogo" is commonly confused with "por", "pro", "pop". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pogo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pogo" is [ˈpoɣ̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pogo" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "pogo", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

popo#46,132nope#46,084rulo#46,196mija#46,059

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

perso5 variantsmello5 variantsledo5 variantsabeto5 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list