ulpo
[ˈulpo]
The verdict
“ulpo” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bebida espesa hecha de harina de trigo tostada endulzada con miel, azúcar o leche condensada (leche azucarada).
Corpus desk
Index ES-ulpo · ulpo · Spanish
ulpo · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "U" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ulpo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈulpo] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “ulpo” en español
Rare enough to double-check
ulpo is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈulpo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for ulpo in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 ulpo, spelled U-L-P-O.
Definition
- 1Bebida espesa hecha de harina de trigo tostada endulzada con miel, azúcar o leche condensada (leche azucarada).
- 2Chicha nueva de manzana con harina tostada y linaza.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how ulpo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Stevenson, en su relación, menciona algunas comidas araucanas derivadas del maíz: chuchoca, humitas, mote, ulpo, que pasaron a ser alimentos populares en la cocina chilena.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.