soplete

[soˈplet̪e]

/[soˈplet̪e]/ noun

The verdict

“soplete” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #55,941 among 4,169 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,941
frequency rank, Spanish
4,169
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Herramienta compuesta principalmente por un tubo que conduce un compuesto gaseoso inflamable. Este compuesto prende en el extremo opuesto a fin de crear una llama de fuego destinada a fundir objeto...

Corpus desk

Index ES-soplete · soplete · Spanish

soplete · rank #55,941 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,941
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,169
  • PHOTO-FINISH sorna

Nearest frequency peer: sorna (+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 “soplete”

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 “soplete” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for soplete
PropertyValue
Headwordsoplete
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[soˈplet̪e]
Letters7
Frequency rank#55,941
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “soplete” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).sopletecae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “sorna” (#55,942), “sostenemos” (#55,943), “sold” (#55,937). Entre 4,169 lemas con “S”, “soplete” va en #55,941. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

soplete is uncommon Spanish at frequency #55,941 among 4,169 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [soˈplet̪e]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Herramienta compuesta principalmente por un tubo que conduce un compuesto gaseoso inflamable. Este compuesto prende en el extremo opuesto a fin de crear una llama de fuego destinada a fundir objeto...".

soplete has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is soplete, spelled S-O-P-L-E-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Herramienta compuesta principalmente por un tubo que conduce un compuesto gaseoso inflamable. Este compuesto prende en el extremo opuesto a fin de crear una llama de fuego destinada a fundir objetos o elevarlos a altas termperaturas.

This word in other languages

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 "soplete"?
"soplete" is spelled S-O-P-L-E-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [soˈplet̪e].
What does "soplete" mean?
As a noun, "soplete" means: Herramienta compuesta principalmente por un tubo que conduce un compuesto gaseoso inflamable. Este compuesto prende en el extremo opuesto a fin de crear una llama de fuego destinada a fundir objeto...
How do you pronounce "soplete"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "soplete" is [soˈplet̪e]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "soplete" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "soplete", 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