popolo

/poˈpo.lo/

//poˈpo.lo// noun

The verdict

“popolo” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #96,664 among 48,357 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#96,664
frequency rank, Spanish
48,357
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pueblo, gente

Key facts for popolo
PropertyValue
Headwordpopolo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/poˈpo.lo/
Letters6
Frequency rank#96,664
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “popolo” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). popolo lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

popolo is uncommon Spanish at frequency #96,664 among 48,357 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /poˈpo.lo/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pueblo, gente".

popolo doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is popolo, spelled P-O-P-O-L-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pueblo, gente

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "popolo"?
"popolo" is spelled P-O-P-O-L-O. The IPA pronunciation is /poˈpo.lo/.
What does "popolo" mean?
As a noun, "popolo" means: Pueblo, gente
How do you pronounce "popolo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "popolo" is /poˈpo.lo/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "popolo" come from?
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Using “popolo”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is P-O-P-O-L-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /poˈpo.lo/ (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

Other uncommon Spanish words near this rank

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list