poyo

[ˈpoʝo]

/[ˈpoʝo]/ noun

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The verdict

“poyo” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #72,215 among 6,028 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,215
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tipo de fundación aislada que recibe las cargas de elementos como pilotes o pilares..

Corpus desk

Index ES-poyo · poyo · Spanish

poyo · rank #72,215 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,215
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH preguntaremos

Nearest frequency peer: preguntaremos (+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 “poyo”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for poyo
PropertyValue
Headwordpoyo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpoʝo]
Letters4
Frequency rank#72,215
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “poyo” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).poyocae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “preguntaremos” (#72,216), “prejuicioso” (#72,217), “posmodernismo” (#72,212). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “poyo” va en #72,215. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

poyo is uncommon Spanish at frequency #72,215 among 6,028 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈpoʝo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for poyo, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is poyo, spelled P-O-Y-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tipo de fundación aislada que recibe las cargas de elementos como pilotes o pilares..
  2. 2
    Banco de mampostería o cantera adosado a una pared.
  3. 3
    Horno de mampostería adosado a una pared o esquina de la cocina.
  4. 4
    Derecho que se abonaba a los jueces por administrar justicia.
  5. 5
    Hogar o fogón para calentar alimentos, hecho de piedras y ladrillos adosados a una pared, con dos fierros o varillas paralelas de los que se cuelga la olla.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how poyo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. La cocina tenía como fogón un poyo, nombre que se le daba a una mesa fija, que iba de pared a pared con tendido de esterilla de guadua sobre la cual se echaba en el centro una capa gruesa de tierra pisada y tres piedras para montar las ollas cuando se cocinaban los alimentos.
  2. Ahí también, en un “poyo” improvisado, Antuca haría un caldillo de “cuncas” y también empanadas.

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 "poyo"?
"poyo" is spelled P-O-Y-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpoʝo].
What does "poyo" mean?
As a noun, "poyo" means: Tipo de fundación aislada que recibe las cargas de elementos como pilotes o pilares..
How do you pronounce "poyo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "poyo" is [ˈpoʝo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "poyo" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list