pompas

/[ˈpõmpas]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#46,738

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

19

similar word pairs

pompas is aSpanishnoun. It means: Forma del plural de pompa. Pronounced [ˈpõmpas]. Often confused with popa and pumas.

Key facts for pompas
PropertyValue
Headwordpompas
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpõmpas]
Letters6
Frequency rank#46,738
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs19
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for pompas is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈpõmpas]. Corpus data places it at rank #46,738 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Forma del plural de pompa.".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for pompas, with forms such as "opmpas", "pmopas", and "pomaps". 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 19 confusable-pair relationships, "popa", "pumas", "pozas", 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 pompas, spelled P-O-M-P-A-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del plural de pompa.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: opmpas,pmopas,pomaps,pommpas,pompass,pomppas,pompsa,popmas,ppompas

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for pompas

Misspelling Variants of "pompas"

opmpas6pmopas6pomaps6pommpas7pompass7pomppas7pompsa6popmas6
Misspelling Variants of "pompas"

Frequency rank: #46,738 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pompas"?
"pompas" is spelled P-O-M-P-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpõmpas].
What does "pompas" mean?
As a noun, "pompas" means: Forma del plural de pompa.
What words are commonly confused with "pompas"?
"pompas" is commonly confused with "popa", "pumas", "pozas". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pompas"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pompas" is [ˈpõmpas]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pompas" come from?
"pompas" 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.