porco

[ˈpoɾkʊ]

/[ˈpoɾkʊ]/ noun

The verdict

“porco” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #72,210 among 6,028 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,210
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Sus scrofa domesticus) cerdo, puerco, chancho.

Corpus desk

Index ES-porco · porco · Spanish

porco · rank #72,210 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,210
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH posibiliten

Nearest frequency peer: posibiliten (+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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “porco”

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 “porco” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for porco
PropertyValue
Headwordporco
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpoɾkʊ]
Letters5
Frequency rank#72,210
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “porco” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).porcocae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “posibiliten” (#72,211), “posmodernismo” (#72,212), “poneos” (#72,207). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “porco” va en #72,210. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

porco is uncommon Spanish at frequency #72,210 among 6,028 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈpoɾkʊ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(Sus scrofa domesticus) cerdo, puerco, chancho.".

Zero misspellings are on record for porco in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is porco, spelled P-O-R-C-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Sus scrofa domesticus) cerdo, puerco, chancho.

Synonyms

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 "porco"?
"porco" is spelled P-O-R-C-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpoɾkʊ].
What does "porco" mean?
As a noun, "porco" means: (Sus scrofa domesticus) cerdo, puerco, chancho.
How do you pronounce "porco"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "porco" is [ˈpoɾkʊ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "porco" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list