Popocatépetl
[popokaˈt̪epet̪]
The verdict
“Popocatépetl” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #67,201 among 48,357 “P” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #67,201
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 48,357
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Uno del los volcanes mas activos de México localizado a 45 km al sureste de la ciudad de Puebla.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Popocatépetl |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [popokaˈt̪epet̪] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #67,201 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Popocatépetl” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Popocatépetl is uncommon Spanish at frequency #67,201 among 48,357 “P” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [popokaˈt̪epet̪]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Uno del los volcanes mas activos de México localizado a 45 km al sureste de la ciudad de Puebla.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Popocatépetl in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is Popocatépetl, spelled P-O-P-O-C-A-T-É-P-E-T-L.
Definition
- 1Uno del los volcanes mas activos de México localizado a 45 km al sureste de la ciudad de Puebla.
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 “Popocatépetl”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-O-P-O-C-A-T-É-P-E-T-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [popokaˈt̪epet̪] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.