Yopal

[ʝoˈpal]

/[ʝoˈpal]/ name

The verdict

“Yopal” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #67,394 among 177 “Y” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,394
frequency rank, Spanish
177
“Y” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ciudad del oriente de Colombia, capital del departamento de Casanare.

Corpus desk

Index ES-yopal · Yopal · Spanish

Yopal · rank #67,394 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #67,394
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 177
  • PHOTO-FINISH yihadismo

Nearest frequency peer: yihadismo (-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 “Yopal”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Yopal
PropertyValue
HeadwordYopal
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ʝoˈpal]
Letters5
Frequency rank#67,394
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “Yopal” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).Yopalcae 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: “yihadismo” (#67,393), “zarcillos” (#67,397), “yana” (#67,390). Entre 177 lemas con “Y”, “Yopal” va en #67,394. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Yopal is uncommon Spanish at frequency #67,394 among 177 “Y” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ʝoˈpal]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ciudad del oriente de Colombia, capital del departamento de Casanare.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Yopal, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 Yopal, spelled Y-O-P-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ciudad del oriente de Colombia, capital del departamento de Casanare.

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 "Yopal"?
"Yopal" is spelled Y-O-P-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ʝoˈpal].
What does "Yopal" mean?
As a proper noun, "Yopal" means: Ciudad del oriente de Colombia, capital del departamento de Casanare.
How do you pronounce "Yopal"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Yopal" is [ʝoˈpal]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Yopal" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Yopal", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list