Vaupés

[bawˈpes]

/[bawˈpes]/ name

The verdict

“Vaupés” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #97,983 among 1,793 “V” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#97,983
frequency rank, Spanish
1,793
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Departamento de Colombia, ubicado en la Amazonía, al suroriente del país. Coordenadas decimales: 0.944781°, -70.795898°. Su territorio ocupa una superficie de 54.135 km².

Corpus desk

Index ES-vaupes · Vaupés · Spanish

Vaupés · rank #97,983 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #97,983
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,793
  • PHOTO-FINISH valuados

Nearest frequency peer: valuados (-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 “Vaupés”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Vaupés
PropertyValue
HeadwordVaupés
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[bawˈpes]
Letters6
Frequency rank#97,983
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “Vaupés” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.Vaupéscae 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: “valuados” (#97,982), “veladoras” (#97,985), “veletas” (#97,986). Entre 1,793 lemas con “V”, “Vaupés” va en #97,983. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Vaupés is uncommon Spanish at frequency #97,983 among 1,793 “V” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [bawˈpes]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Vaupés in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is Vaupés, spelled V-A-U-P-É-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Departamento de Colombia, ubicado en la Amazonía, al suroriente del país. Coordenadas decimales: 0.944781°, -70.795898°. Su territorio ocupa una superficie de 54.135 km².
  2. 2
    Río de la Amazonía colombiana y brasileña, que recorre 1.050 km. en dirección occidente-oriente, y desemboca en el río Negro, a su vez afluente del Amazonas.

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 "Vaupés"?
"Vaupés" is spelled V-A-U-P-É-S. The IPA pronunciation is [bawˈpes].
What does "Vaupés" mean?
As a proper noun, "Vaupés" means: Departamento de Colombia, ubicado en la Amazonía, al suroriente del país. Coordenadas decimales: 0.944781°, -70.795898°. Su territorio ocupa una superficie de 54.135 km².
How do you pronounce "Vaupés"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Vaupés" is [bawˈpes]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Vaupés" come from?
"Vaupés" 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 "Vaupés", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list