sapo

[ˈsapo]

/[ˈsapo]/ noun

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The verdict

“sapo” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #14,956. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,956
frequency rank, Spanish
4,169
“S” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cualquiera de numerosas especies de batracios anuros, de cuerpo robusto, piel rugosa y hábitos anfibios; no constituyen un clado filogenético, distinguiéndose de las ranas solo por su apariencia.

Corpus desk

Index ES-sapo · sapo · Spanish

sapo · rank #14,956 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,956
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,169
  • PHOTO-FINISH salvando

Nearest frequency peer: salvando (-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 “sapo”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “sapo” 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).

sapo vs so
50% similar
sapo vs sep
50% similar
sapo vs seo
50% similar

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

Key facts for sapo
PropertyValue
Headwordsapo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈsapo]
Letters4
Frequency rank#14,956
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “sapo”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.sapocae 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 “salvando” (#14,955), “Satanás” (#14,957), “sacarse” (#14,954). Entre 4,169 lemas con “S”, “sapo” va en #14,956. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around sapo (IPA [ˈsapo]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #14,956 among 4,169 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 12 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for sapo, with forms such as "aspo", "saop", and "sappo". 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, "so", "sep", "seo", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is sapo, spelled S-A-P-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cualquiera de numerosas especies de batracios anuros, de cuerpo robusto, piel rugosa y hábitos anfibios; no constituyen un clado filogenético, distinguiéndose de las ranas solo por su apariencia.
  2. 2
    Por extensión, cualquier anfibio.
  3. 3
    Por extensión, cualquier pequeño animal acuático.
  4. 4
    Por extensión, cualquier insecto y otros artrópodos afines.
  5. 5
    Persona que sube y baja de los microbuses anunciando a los chóferes el tiempo que los distancia de otras micros, para que conserven su distancia y puedan optimizar su recogida de pasajeros.
  6. 6
    Vagina y vulva.
  7. 7
    Por analogía con el sapo₆, cierta clase de monedero pequeño con cierre.
  8. 8
    Hilo más grueso que los demás en un tejido.
  9. 9
    Juego de precisión, en que se intenta introducir lanzándolas un determinado número de fichas o tejos en una serie de agujeros.
  10. 10
    (Opsanus tau) Pez batracoidiforme, de piel amarilla y marrón en múltiples tonos que le sirve de camuflaje, marítimo, subtropical, que habita en zonas rocosas del Atlántico.
  11. 11
    Acierto por casualidad o azar.
  12. 12
    Defecto visual en la estructura interna de una piedra preciosa.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. 2. Si el "sapo" chamiza se pega a una casa, anuncia enfermedad.

Synonyms

chororanatiro al sapochambachiripapotra

This word in other languages

toad(English)crapaud(Français)Kröte(Deutsch)sapo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aspo
  • saop
  • sappo
  • spao
  • ssapo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

aspo2saop2sappo1spao2ssapo1
Edit distance from "sapo"

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 "sapo"?
"sapo" is spelled S-A-P-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈsapo].
What does "sapo" mean?
As a noun, "sapo" means: Cualquiera de numerosas especies de batracios anuros, de cuerpo robusto, piel rugosa y hábitos anfibios; no constituyen un clado filogenético, distinguiéndose de las ranas solo por su apariencia.
What words are commonly confused with "sapo"?
"sapo" is commonly confused with "so", "sep", "seo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sapo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sapo" is [ˈsapo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sapo" come from?
"sapo" 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 "sapo", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Rios#14,952oyen#14,904asma#15,015bota#15,025

Similar misspelling depth

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

alude5 variantsfeos5 variantsdora5 variantshalló5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list