popcorn
[popˈkoɾn]
The verdict
“popcorn” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #57,311 among 6,028 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #57,311
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6,028
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Palomita (grano de maíz tostado).
Corpus desk
Index ES-popcorn · popcorn · Spanish
popcorn · rank #57,311 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #57,311
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,028
- PHOTO-FINISH poblana
Nearest frequency peer: poblana (-2 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 “popcorn”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- plop
plop
42,694 corpus weight
- poblana
poblana
42,692 corpus weight
- popcorn
popcorn
42,690 corpus weight
- predestinado
predestinado
42,687 corpus weight
- presiente
presiente
42,686 corpus weight
- prevalecerá
prevalecerá
42,685 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “popcorn” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| 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) |
Cola larga: rango de “popcorn” en español
Rare enough to double-check
popcorn is uncommon Spanish at frequency #57,311 among 6,028 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [popˈkoɾn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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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