porongo
[poˈɾõŋgo]
The verdict
“porongo” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Vasija de barro o cerámica para almacenar agua o fermentar chicha.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | porongo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [poˈɾõŋgo] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “porongo” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for porongo is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [poˈɾõŋgo]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No misspelling variants are generated for porongo in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is porongo, spelled P-O-R-O-N-G-O.
Definition
- 1Vasija de barro o cerámica para almacenar agua o fermentar chicha.
- 2(Lagenaria siceraria) Planta de la familia de las cucurbitáceas, herbácea anual de hojas grandes y frutos pálidos, de siete a noventa centímetros de largo, que se usan como recipientes y que, tiernos, pueden comerse como zapallitos. Es nativa de la India y se cultiva en casi todos los países sudameicanos.
- 3Fruto de algunas cucurbitáceas, en especial la calabaza vinatera (Lagenaria siceraria), usado como recipiente para contener líquidos por sus paredes leñosas e impermeables, y como receptáculo para la preparación del mate.
- 4Por extensión, cualquier recipiente de cocina de boca ancha, como un bol o ensaladera.
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.
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Using “porongo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-O-R-O-N-G-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [poˈɾõŋgo] (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.