Popov
[poˈpoβ̞]
The verdict
“Popov” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #81,329 among 48,357 “P” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #81,329
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 48,357
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nombre de pila de varón.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Popov |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [poˈpoβ̞] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #81,329 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Popov” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Popov is uncommon Spanish at frequency #81,329 among 48,357 “P” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [poˈpoβ̞]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Nombre de pila de varón.".
Zero misspellings are on record for Popov in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, 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 its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is Popov, spelled P-O-P-O-V.
Definition
- 1Nombre de pila de varón.
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 “Popov”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-O-P-O-V - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.