pupila

/[puˈpila]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#31,075

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

8

similar word pairs

pupila is aSpanishnoun. It means: Orificio, circular en el hombre, en el centro del iris, por donde penetra la luz en el ojo. Pronounced [puˈpila]. Often confused with pupilo and pupilas.

Key facts for pupila
PropertyValue
Headwordpupila
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[puˈpila]
Letters6
Frequency rank#31,075
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of pupila in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for pupila is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [puˈpila]. Corpus data places it at rank #31,075 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for pupila, with forms such as "ppuila", "ppupila", and "puipla". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "pupilo", "pupilas", "pupilos", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is pupila, spelled P-U-P-I-L-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Orificio, circular en el hombre, en el centro del iris, por donde penetra la luz en el ojo.
  2. 2
    Mujer que vende su cuerpo.
  3. 3
    Gran capacidad de comprensión, de agudeza y penetración en el entendimiento de las cosas.

Synonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ppuila,ppupila,puipla,pupial,pupilla,puplia,puppila,uppila

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for pupila

Misspelling Variants of "pupila"

ppuila6ppupila7puipla6pupial6pupilla7puplia6puppila7uppila6
Misspelling Variants of "pupila"

Frequency rank: #31,075 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pupila"?
"pupila" is spelled P-U-P-I-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is [puˈpila].
What does "pupila" mean?
As a noun, "pupila" means: Orificio, circular en el hombre, en el centro del iris, por donde penetra la luz en el ojo.
What words are commonly confused with "pupila"?
"pupila" is commonly confused with "pupilo", "pupilas", "pupilos". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pupila"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pupila" is [puˈpila]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pupila" come from?
"pupila" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.