xalapa
[saˈlapa]
The verdict
“xalapa” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #21,875 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #21,875
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Grafía alternativa de jalapa.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | xalapa |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [saˈlapa] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #21,875 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “xalapa” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for xalapa is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [saˈlapa]. Corpus data places it at rank #21,875 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Grafía alternativa de jalapa.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for xalapa, with forms such as "axlapa", "xaalpa", and "xalaap". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is xalapa, spelled X-A-L-A-P-A.
Definition
- 1Grafía alternativa de jalapa.
Synonyms
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: axlapa,xaalpa,xalaap,xalappa,xallapa,xalpaa,xlaapa,xxalapa
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of xalapa - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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Using “xalapa”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is X-A-L-A-P-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [saˈlapa] (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
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.