soplar

/[soˈplaɾ]/ verb

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#27,784

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

17

similar word pairs

soplar is aSpanishverb. It means: Despedir el aire con la boca. Pronounced [soˈplaɾ]. Often confused with soplo and suplir.

Key facts for soplar
PropertyValue
Headwordsoplar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[soˈplaɾ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#27,784
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of soplar in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for soplar is 6 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [soˈplaɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #27,784 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for soplar, with forms such as "osplar", "solpar", and "sopalr". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "soplo", "suplir", "Sola", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is soplar, spelled S-O-P-L-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Despedir el aire con la boca.
  2. 2
    Inyectar o empujar aire.
  3. 3
    Delatar, acusar.
  4. 4
    Decir o sugerir a alguien algo que ignora.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: osplar,solpar,sopalr,soplarr,sopllar,soplra,sopplar,spolar,ssoplar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for soplar

Misspelling Variants of "soplar"

osplar6solpar6sopalr6soplarr7sopllar7soplra6sopplar7spolar6
Misspelling Variants of "soplar"

Frequency rank: #27,784 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "soplar"?
"soplar" is spelled S-O-P-L-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [soˈplaɾ].
What does "soplar" mean?
As a verb, "soplar" means: Despedir el aire con la boca.
What words are commonly confused with "soplar"?
"soplar" is commonly confused with "soplo", "suplir", "Sola". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "soplar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "soplar" is [soˈplaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "soplar" come from?
"soplar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.