sarpado

[saɾˈpað̞o]

/[saɾˈpað̞o]/ adj

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The verdict

“sarpado” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #74,075 among 34,953 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#74,075
frequency rank, Spanish
34,953
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Impactante, sorprendente, sobre todo cuando es para bien.

Key facts for sarpado
PropertyValue
Headwordsarpado
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[saɾˈpað̞o]
Letters7
Frequency rank#74,075
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “sarpado” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). sarpado lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

sarpado is uncommon Spanish at frequency #74,075 among 34,953 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [saɾˈpað̞o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for sarpado, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is sarpado, spelled S-A-R-P-A-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Impactante, sorprendente, sobre todo cuando es para bien.
  2. 2
    Específicamente, dicho de una persona: que se comporta inapropadamente o dice cosas que resultan groseras.

Synonyms

extraordinariofantásticoasombrosomagníficogrosoestupendogroseroatrevidoguarango

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 "sarpado"?
"sarpado" is spelled S-A-R-P-A-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is [saɾˈpað̞o].
What does "sarpado" mean?
As an adjective, "sarpado" means: Impactante, sorprendente, sobre todo cuando es para bien.
How do you pronounce "sarpado"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sarpado" is [saɾˈpað̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sarpado" come from?
"sarpado" 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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Using “sarpado”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is S-A-R-P-A-D-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [saɾˈpað̞o] (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

Other uncommon Spanish words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list