pomo

/[ˈpomo]/ noun

Letters

4 characters

Frequency Rank

#32,812

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

5

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

pomo is aSpanishnoun. It means: Picaporte redondo de una puerta. Pronounced [ˈpomo]. Often confused with por and pro.

Key facts for pomo
PropertyValue
Headwordpomo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpomo]
Letters4
Frequency rank#32,812
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for pomo is 4 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈpomo]. Corpus data places it at rank #32,812 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 9 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 5 documented wrong-spelling variants for pomo, with forms such as "opmo", "pmoo", and "pommo". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "por", "pro", "pop", 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 pomo, spelled P-O-M-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Picaporte redondo de una puerta.
  2. 2
    Vasija de metal con su cubierta, que tiene varios agujeros, dentro de la cual se meten algunas confecciones olorosas; y puesta sobre el fuego, sirve para perfumar las piezas, o aposentos.
  3. 3
    Recipiente portador de perfume.
  4. 4
    En una espada, unión entre el mango y la hoja.
  5. 5
    Fruto de un árbol.
  6. 6
    Bola ubicada en la parte superior de la palanca de cambio, que es por donde la agarra el conductor para moverla.
  7. 7
    Ramillete de flores pequeñas.
  8. 8
    Recipiente cilíndrico de tamaño pequeño usado para comercializar diversas emulsiones.
  9. 9
    Juguete cilíndrico pequeño que imita a un cañón, que permite cargarle agua y tirar a las demás personas.

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: opmo,pmoo,pommo,poom,ppomo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for pomo

Misspelling Variants of "pomo"

opmo4pmoo4pommo5poom4ppomo5
Misspelling Variants of "pomo"

Frequency rank: #32,812 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pomo"?
"pomo" is spelled P-O-M-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpomo].
What does "pomo" mean?
As a noun, "pomo" means: Picaporte redondo de una puerta.
What words are commonly confused with "pomo"?
"pomo" 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 "pomo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pomo" is [ˈpomo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pomo" come from?
"pomo" 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.