Yopal

[ʝoˈpal]

/[ʝoˈpal]/ name

The verdict

“Yopal” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #67,394 among 1,840 “Y” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,394
frequency rank, Spanish
1,840
“Y” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ciudad del oriente de Colombia, capital del departamento de Casanare.

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)

Where “Yopal” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Yopal lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Yopal is uncommon Spanish at frequency #67,394 among 1,840 “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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Using “Yopal”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is Y-O-P-A-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ʝoˈpal] (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

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list