romper

[rõmˈpeɾ]

/[rõmˈpeɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“romper” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #2,315. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,315
frequency rank, Spanish
4,151
“R” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Separar en partes o pedazos, usualmente con violencia.

Corpus desk

Index ES-romper · romper · Spanish

romper · rank #2,315 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,315
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH reconocer

Nearest frequency peer: reconocer (-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 “romper”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “romper” 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).

romper vs rompo
67% similar
romper vs rompí
67% similar
romper vs rompió
67% similar

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

Key facts for romper
PropertyValue
Headwordromper
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[rõmˈpeɾ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#2,315
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “romper”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).rompercae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “reconocer” (#2,314), “rostro” (#2,316), “recientemente” (#2,313). Entre 4,151 lemas con “R”, “romper” va en #2,315. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around romper (IPA [rõmˈpeɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #2,315 among 4,151 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for romper, with forms such as "ormper", "rmoper", and "romepr". 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, "rompo", "rompí", "rompió", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 romper, spelled R-O-M-P-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Separar en partes o pedazos, usualmente con violencia.
  2. 2
    Destrozar.
  3. 3
    No cumplir con un compromiso o una promesa.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how romper appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. romper una promesa

This word in other languages

break(English)rompre(Français)brechen(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ormper
  • rmoper
  • romepr
  • rommper
  • romperr
  • rompper
  • rompre
  • ropmer
  • rromper

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of romper - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ormper2rmoper2romepr2rommper1romperr1rompper1rompre2ropmer2
Edit distance from "romper"

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 "romper"?
"romper" is spelled R-O-M-P-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [rõmˈpeɾ].
What does "romper" mean?
As a verb, "romper" means: Separar en partes o pedazos, usualmente con violencia.
What words are commonly confused with "romper"?
"romper" is commonly confused with "rompo", "rompí", "rompió". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "romper"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "romper" is [rõmˈpeɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "romper" come from?
"romper" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

rostro#2,316piezas#2,309virgen#2,323cierre#2,331

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

imperio9 variantsenlace9 variantsbosque9 variantsjardín9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list