potro
[ˈpot̪ɾo]
The verdict
“potro” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #18,940 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #18,940
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5
- letters
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Cría joven del caballo.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | potro |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈpot̪ɾo] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #18,940 |
| Misspellings tracked | 6 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “potro” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for potro is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈpot̪ɾo]. Corpus data places it at rank #18,940 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 8 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for potro, with forms such as "optro", "potor", and "potrro". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "pro", "puro", "puto", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
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 potro, spelled P-O-T-R-O.
Definition
- 1Cría joven del caballo.
- 2Jaula o estructura usada para inmovilizar al ganado para herrarlo o tratarlo. Por extensión, encerrado.
- 3Instrumento de tortura, en que una polea tira de los miembros de la víctima para descoyuntarlos.
- 4Por extensión, cosa molesta o gravosa.
- 5Aparato de gimnasia, a modo de un tablón sobre patas, forrado de material acolchado, sobre el cual el gimnasta realiza los ejercicios.
- 6Prueba gimnástica realizada sobre este aparato.
- 7Sillón con estribos usado para la revisión ginecológica y el parto.
- 8Hombre físicamente atractivo.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: optro,potor,potrro,pottro,ppotro,ptoro
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of potro - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “potro”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-O-T-R-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈpot̪ɾo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “pro” - see the side-by-side comparison. potro vs pro
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.