popolo

/poˈpo.lo/

//poˈpo.lo// noun

The verdict

“popolo” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #96,664 among 6,028 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#96,664
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pueblo, gente

Corpus desk

Index ES-popolo · popolo · Spanish

popolo · rank #96,664 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #96,664
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH ponferradina

Nearest frequency peer: ponferradina (-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 “popolo”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “popolo” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
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)

Cola larga: rango de “popolo” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).popolocae en esta cola de rareza:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “ponferradina” (#96,662), “poseerá” (#96,666), “postergadas” (#96,667). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “popolo” va en #96,664. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

popolo is uncommon Spanish at frequency #96,664 among 6,028 “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.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "popolo", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list