pololo

[poˈlolo]

/[poˈlolo]/ adj

The verdict

“pololo” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #59,536 among 6,028 “P” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,536
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dicho de una persona, que está en una relación sentimental estable y exclusiva con otra.

Corpus desk

Index ES-pololo · pololo · Spanish

pololo · rank #59,536 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #59,536
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH pleitesía

Nearest frequency peer: pleitesía (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “pololo”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “pololo” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for pololo
PropertyValue
Headwordpololo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[poˈlolo]
Letters6
Frequency rank#59,536
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “pololo” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).pololocae en esta cola de rareza:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “pleitesía” (#59,535), “pormenorizado” (#59,537), “platería” (#59,534). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “pololo” va en #59,536. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

pololo is uncommon Spanish at frequency #59,536 among 6,028 “P” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [poˈlolo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Dicho de una persona, que está en una relación sentimental estable y exclusiva con otra.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for pololo, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is pololo, spelled P-O-L-O-L-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dicho de una persona, que está en una relación sentimental estable y exclusiva con otra.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. ya pues Irma, suelta a tu pololo no seai sinvergüenza no ves que se prendió la luz.
  2. Alegre, elegante, amiga de la tertulia nadie como ella para sacar de sus casillas a los pololos!... Creame, amigo, que un cosquilloso calorcito de vanidad me subia por la sangre al rostro cada vez que salia a la calle junto a ella. Se volvian para mirarnos.

Synonyms

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 "pololo"?
"pololo" is spelled P-O-L-O-L-O. The IPA pronunciation is [poˈlolo].
What does "pololo" mean?
As an adjective, "pololo" means: Dicho de una persona, que está en una relación sentimental estable y exclusiva con otra.
How do you pronounce "pololo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pololo" is [poˈlolo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pololo" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list