por poco

[poɾ ˈpoko]

/[poɾ ˈpoko]/ phrase

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The verdict

“por poco” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Que estuvo muy cerca de ocurrir o darse algo en específico.

Key facts for por poco
PropertyValue
Headwordpor poco
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[poɾ ˈpoko]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “por poco” sits in Spanish frequency

por poco falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Spanish words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

por poco is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [poɾ ˈpoko]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Que estuvo muy cerca de ocurrir o darse algo en específico.".

por poco doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 por poco, spelled P-O-R- -P-O-C-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que estuvo muy cerca de ocurrir o darse algo en específico.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "por poco"?
"por poco" is spelled P-O-R- -P-O-C-O. The IPA pronunciation is [poɾ ˈpoko].
What does "por poco" mean?
As a phrase, "por poco" means: Que estuvo muy cerca de ocurrir o darse algo en específico.
How do you pronounce "por poco"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "por poco" is [poɾ ˈpoko]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "por poco" come from?
"por poco" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “por poco”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is P-O-R- -P-O-C-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [poɾ ˈpoko] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list