Sapporo

[saˈpoɾo]

/[saˈpoɾo]/ name

The verdict

“Sapporo” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #74,074 among 4,169 “S” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#74,074
frequency rank, Spanish
4,169
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ciudad de Japón.

Corpus desk

Index ES-sapporo · Sapporo · Spanish

Sapporo · rank #74,074 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #74,074
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,169
  • PHOTO-FINISH sarpado

Nearest frequency peer: sarpado (+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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “Sapporo”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “Sapporo” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Sapporo
PropertyValue
HeadwordSapporo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[saˈpoɾo]
Letters7
Frequency rank#74,074
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “Sapporo” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.Sapporocae en esta cola de rareza:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “sarpado” (#74,075), “Saná” (#74,072), “Saturn” (#74,076). Entre 4,169 lemas con “S”, “Sapporo” va en #74,074. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Sapporo is uncommon Spanish at frequency #74,074 among 4,169 “S” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [saˈpoɾo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ciudad de Japón.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Sapporo, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

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 Sapporo, spelled S-A-P-P-O-R-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ciudad de Japón.

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 "Sapporo"?
"Sapporo" is spelled S-A-P-P-O-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is [saˈpoɾo].
What does "Sapporo" mean?
As a proper noun, "Sapporo" means: Ciudad de Japón.
How do you pronounce "Sapporo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sapporo" is [saˈpoɾo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Sapporo" come from?
"Sapporo" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list