pupitre
[puˈpit̪ɾe]
The verdict
“pupitre” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #58,786 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #58,786
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Mueble de madera que en su parte superior tiene una tapa en forma de plano inclinado y sirve para escribir sobre él
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pupitre |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [puˈpit̪ɾe] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #58,786 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “pupitre” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for pupitre is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [puˈpit̪ɾe]. Corpus data places it at rank #58,786 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Mueble de madera que en su parte superior tiene una tapa en forma de plano inclinado y sirve para escribir sobre él".
No generated misspelling entries exist for pupitre 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, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is pupitre, spelled P-U-P-I-T-R-E.
Definition
- 1Mueble de madera que en su parte superior tiene una tapa en forma de plano inclinado y sirve para escribir sobre él
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 “pupitre”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-U-P-I-T-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [puˈpit̪ɾe] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.