pómez
[ˈpomes]
The verdict
“pómez” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #75,801 among 6,028 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #75,801
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6,028
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Roca ígnea extrusiva o efusiva (volcánica), poco densa, escoriácea (muy porosa, con paredes de poro vítreas), frágil, fibrosa, abrasiva, grisácea. Su composición litológica consta de feldespato pot...
Corpus desk
Index ES-pomez · pómez · Spanish
pómez · rank #75,801 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #75,801
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,028
- PHOTO-FINISH párvulos
Nearest frequency peer: párvulos (-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 “pómez”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- pudriéndose
pudriéndose
24,207 corpus weight
- puntera
puntera
24,205 corpus weight
- putiza
putiza
24,202 corpus weight
- párvulos
párvulos
24,201 corpus weight
- pómez
pómez
24,200 corpus weight
- querencia
querencia
24,198 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “pómez” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pómez |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈpomes] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #75,801 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “pómez” en español
Rare enough to double-check
pómez is uncommon Spanish at frequency #75,801 among 6,028 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈpomes]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Roca ígnea extrusiva o efusiva (volcánica), poco densa, escoriácea (muy porosa, con paredes de poro vítreas), frágil, fibrosa, abrasiva, grisácea. Su composición litológica consta de feldespato pot...".
Zero misspellings are on record for pómez in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is pómez, spelled P-Ó-M-E-Z.
Definition
- 1Roca ígnea extrusiva o efusiva (volcánica), poco densa, escoriácea (muy porosa, con paredes de poro vítreas), frágil, fibrosa, abrasiva, grisácea. Su composición litológica consta de feldespato potásico, cuarzo y plagioclasa.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how pómez appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Para sacar el máximo provecho a la piedra pómez, lo ideal es remojar los pies en agua tibia. Podemos enjabonarlos previamente con un jabón líquido con pH neutro, y, dentro del agua frotar con ella las zonas a tratar de los pies de forma suave y en movimientos circulares, haciendo mayor hincapié en las partes callosas o con más durezas. Lo más aconsejable…
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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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