Puerto Rico

[ˈpweɾt̪o ˈriko]

/[ˈpweɾt̪o ˈriko]/ name

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The verdict

“Puerto Rico” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Isla en el mar Caribe, que hace parte de las Antillas mayores.

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Index ES-puerto-rico · Puerto Rico · Spanish

Puerto Rico · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "P" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for Puerto Rico
PropertyValue
HeadwordPuerto Rico
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈpweɾt̪o ˈriko]
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Puerto Rico” sits in Spanish frequency

Puerto Rico 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

Puerto Rico is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈpweɾt̪o ˈriko]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Puerto Rico in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is Puerto Rico, spelled P-U-E-R-T-O- -R-I-C-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Isla en el mar Caribe, que hace parte de las Antillas mayores.
  2. 2
    Estado que se asienta sobre la isla anterior y algunas islas menores adyacentes. Es una dependencia de los Estados Unidos de América desde 1898 y antes de ese año fue colonia de España.

This word in other languages

Puerto Rico(English)Porto Rico(Français)

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Puerto Rico"?
"Puerto Rico" is spelled P-U-E-R-T-O- -R-I-C-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpweɾt̪o ˈriko].
What does "Puerto Rico" mean?
As a proper noun, "Puerto Rico" means: Isla en el mar Caribe, que hace parte de las Antillas mayores.
How do you pronounce "Puerto Rico"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Puerto Rico" is [ˈpweɾt̪o ˈriko]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Puerto Rico" come from?
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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