popó

/pɔ.ˈpɔ/

//pɔ.ˈpɔ// noun

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The verdict

“popó” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #61,164 among 3,113 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,164
frequency rank, Portuguese
3,113
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - automóvel

Key facts for popó
PropertyValue
Headwordpopó
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/pɔ.ˈpɔ/
Letters4
Frequency rank#61,164
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “popó” sits in Portuguese 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). popó 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

popó is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #61,164 among 3,113 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /pɔ.ˈpɔ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "automóvel".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for popó, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is popó, spelled P-O-P-Ó.

Definition

  1. 1
    automóvel

Synonyms

bibi

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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "popó"?
"popó" is spelled P-O-P-Ó. The IPA pronunciation is /pɔ.ˈpɔ/.
What does "popó" mean?
As a noun, "popó" means: automóvel
How do you pronounce "popó"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "popó" is /pɔ.ˈpɔ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "popó" come from?
"popó" is a Portuguese 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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Using “popó”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is P-O-P-Ó - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /pɔ.ˈpɔ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

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