popular

[popuˈlaɾ]

/[popuˈlaɾ]/ adj

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The verdict

“popular” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #693. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#693
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que pertenece o concierne al pueblo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-popular · popular · Spanish

popular · rank #693 · 10 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #693
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH of

Nearest frequency peer: of (-1 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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “popular”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “popular” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

popular vs postular
75% similar
popular vs populares
78% similar
popular vs polar
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for popular
PropertyValue
Headwordpopular
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[popuˈlaɾ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#693
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “popular”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).popularcae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “of” (#692), “principio” (#694), “objetivo” (#691). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “popular” va en #693. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around popular (IPA [popuˈlaɾ]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #693 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for popular, with forms such as "oppular", "popluar", and "poppular". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "postular", "populares", "polar", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is popular, spelled P-O-P-U-L-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que pertenece o concierne al pueblo.
  2. 2
    Que pertenece o concierne a los sectores sociales con menos recursos.
  3. 3
    Que es del gusto o que es aprobado por la mayoría.
  4. 4
    Que es accesible para la mayoría.
  5. 5
    Que es conocido por la mayoría.

This word in other languages

popular(English)populaire(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • oppular
  • popluar
  • poppular
  • popualr
  • popularr
  • popullar
  • populra
  • pouplar
  • ppopular
  • ppoular

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of popular - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

oppular2popluar2poppular1popualr2popularr1popullar1populra2pouplar2
Edit distance from "popular"

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 "popular"?
"popular" is spelled P-O-P-U-L-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [popuˈlaɾ].
What does "popular" mean?
As an adjective, "popular" means: Que pertenece o concierne al pueblo.
What words are commonly confused with "popular"?
"popular" is commonly confused with "postular", "populares", "polar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "popular"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "popular" is [popuˈlaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "popular" come from?
"popular" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

mensaje#688interés#686carrera#682últimos#677

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

blanco10 variantscompañía10 variantslibros10 variantshermano10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list