pulpo

[ˈpulpo]

/[ˈpulpo]/ noun

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The verdict

“pulpo” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #18,653. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,653
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Orden Octópodos/Octopoda) Cualquiera de la multitud de especies de invertebrados marinos, de la clase de los cefalópodos, dotados de ocho miembros llamados tentáculos y un cuerpo en forma de saco....

Corpus desk

Index ES-pulpo · pulpo · Spanish

pulpo · rank #18,653 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,653
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH psiquiátrico

Nearest frequency peer: psiquiátrico (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “pulpo”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “pulpo” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

pulpo vs puso
60% similar
pulpo vs puro
60% similar
pulpo vs puto
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for pulpo
PropertyValue
Headwordpulpo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpulpo]
Letters5
Frequency rank#18,653
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “pulpo”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).pulpocae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “psiquiátrico” (#18,652), “quedarían” (#18,654), “protestando” (#18,651). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “pulpo” va en #18,653. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around pulpo (IPA [ˈpulpo]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #18,653 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for pulpo, with forms such as "plupo", "ppulpo", and "pullpo". 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, "puso", "puro", "puto", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is pulpo, spelled P-U-L-P-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Orden Octópodos/Octopoda) Cualquiera de la multitud de especies de invertebrados marinos, de la clase de los cefalópodos, dotados de ocho miembros llamados tentáculos y un cuerpo en forma de saco. Están extendidos en casi todos los mares, y se cuentan entre los más inteligentes de los invertebrados. Varias especies se consumen como alimento.
  2. 2
    Figurativamente, persona particularmente afecta al contacto físico
  3. 3
    Cordón elástico con ganchos en ambos extremos, empleado para asegurar bultos.

Synonyms

colapólipo

This word in other languages

octopus(English)pieuvre(Français)Tintenfisch(Deutsch)polvo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • plupo
  • ppulpo
  • pullpo
  • pulop
  • pulppo
  • puplo
  • uplpo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of pulpo - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

plupo2ppulpo1pullpo1pulop2pulppo1puplo2uplpo2
Edit distance from "pulpo"

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 "pulpo"?
"pulpo" is spelled P-U-L-P-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpulpo].
What does "pulpo" mean?
As a noun, "pulpo" means: (Orden Octópodos/Octopoda) Cualquiera de la multitud de especies de invertebrados marinos, de la clase de los cefalópodos, dotados de ocho miembros llamados tentáculos y un cuerpo en forma de saco....
What words are commonly confused with "pulpo"?
"pulpo" is commonly confused with "puso", "puro", "puto". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pulpo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pulpo" is [ˈpulpo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pulpo" come from?
"pulpo" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

pillo#18,643reich#18,665retro#18,671Sasha#18,682

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

timón7 variantsjerga7 variantsJapan7 variantsalzar7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list