poncho
[ˈpõnʲt͡ʃo]
The verdict
“poncho” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #25,404 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #25,404
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 17
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Prenda con forma de manto y un orificio para pasar la cabeza, usado normalmente por el campesino y usado por mucha gente como prenda de abrigo en invierno. Forma parte de la vestimenta habitual del...
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | poncho |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈpõnʲt͡ʃo] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #25,404 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 17 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “poncho” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for poncho is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈpõnʲt͡ʃo]. Corpus data places it at rank #25,404 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for poncho, with forms such as "opncho", "pnocho", and "pocnho". 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 17 confusable-pair relationships, "pongo", "punch", "pucho", 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 its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is poncho, spelled P-O-N-C-H-O.
Definition
- 1Prenda con forma de manto y un orificio para pasar la cabeza, usado normalmente por el campesino y usado por mucha gente como prenda de abrigo en invierno. Forma parte de la vestimenta habitual del indigena, el campesino, el huaso y el gaucho en numerosas zonas de América del Sur.
- 2Tarjeta adicional que se acopla a una placa de desarrollo, que provee funcionalidades adicionales e interfaces de conexión para estas con la placa.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: opncho,pnocho,pocnho,ponccho,ponchho,poncoh,ponhco,ponncho,pponcho
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of poncho - 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.
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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Using “poncho”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-O-N-C-H-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈpõnʲt͡ʃo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “pongo” - see the side-by-side comparison. poncho vs pongo
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.