popote
[poˈpot̪e]
The verdict
“popote” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #93,409 among 6,028 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #93,409
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6,028
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tubo delgado utilizado para sorber líquidos.
Corpus desk
Index ES-popote · popote · Spanish
popote · rank #93,409 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #93,409
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,028
- PHOTO-FINISH planificamos
Nearest frequency peer: planificamos (-5 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 “popote”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- pisoteen
pisoteen
6,601 corpus weight
- pitagóricos
pitagóricos
6,600 corpus weight
- planificamos
planificamos
6,597 corpus weight
- popote
popote
6,592 corpus weight
- precia
precia
6,584 corpus weight
- preciosura
preciosura
6,583 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “popote” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | popote |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [poˈpot̪e] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #93,409 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “popote” en español
Rare enough to double-check
popote is uncommon Spanish at frequency #93,409 among 6,028 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [poˈpot̪e]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for popote, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is popote, spelled P-O-P-O-T-E.
Definition
- 1Tubo delgado utilizado para sorber líquidos.
- 2Tallo seco de gramíneas con que se hacen escobas.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how popote appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Cuando usted hace un vacío en el popote (al succionar usted evacua el aire del interior del popote), la presión atmosférica se encarga de empujar al agua hasta su boca.
El Tuno comenzó a hacerle cosquillas con un popote a la mujer mientras Beto le metía la culebra muerta en el bolso y le sustraía la cartera.
This word in other languages
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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