popcorn
[popˈkoɾn]
The verdict
“popcorn” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #57,311 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #57,311
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Palomita (grano de maíz tostado).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | popcorn |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [popˈkoɾn] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #57,311 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “popcorn” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for popcorn is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [popˈkoɾn]. Corpus data places it at rank #57,311 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Palomita (grano de maíz tostado).".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for popcorn, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is popcorn, spelled P-O-P-C-O-R-N.
Definition
- 1Palomita (grano de maíz tostado).
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 “popcorn”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-O-P-C-O-R-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [popˈkoɾn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- 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.