pulpería
[pulpeˈɾia]
The verdict
“pulpería” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #82,342 among 48,357 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #82,342
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 48,357
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Tienda o lugar de barrio/colonia donde se venden víveres y mercancías al por menor.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pulpería |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [pulpeˈɾia] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #82,342 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “pulpería” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
pulpería is uncommon Spanish at frequency #82,342 among 48,357 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [pulpeˈɾia]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for pulpería in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is pulpería, spelled P-U-L-P-E-R-Í-A.
Definition
- 1Tienda o lugar de barrio/colonia donde se venden víveres y mercancías al por menor.
- 2Tienda en América donde se venden diferentes mercancías para el abasto; como son vino, aguardiente y otros licores, mercancías pertenecientes a droguería, buhonería, mercería y otros; pero no paños, lienzos, ni otros tejidos.
This word in other languages
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 “pulpería”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-U-L-P-E-R-Í-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [pulpeˈɾia] (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.