azúcar

[aˈsukaɾ]

/[aˈsukaɾ]/ noun

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The verdict

“azúcar” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #2,863. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,863
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
14
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sustancia sólida cristalina, de color blanco en estado puro, formada por moléculas de glucosa y fructosa, que se obtiene de diversas plantas y se emplea como edulcorante en gastronomía

Corpus desk

Index ES-azucar · azúcar · Spanish

azúcar · rank #2,863 · 8 variants · 14 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,863
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 14 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH audio

Nearest frequency peer: audio (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “azúcar”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “azúcar” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

azúcar vs azur
50% similar
azúcar vs azúcares
75% similar
azúcar vs azar
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for azúcar
PropertyValue
Headwordazúcar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[aˈsukaɾ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#2,863
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “azúcar”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).azúcarcae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “audio” (#2,862), “broma” (#2,864), “aplicar” (#2,861). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “azúcar” va en #2,863. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around azúcar (IPA [aˈsukaɾ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,863 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for azúcar, with forms such as "azcúar", "azzúcar", and "azúacr". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 14 confusable-pair relationships, "azur", "azúcares", "azar", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is azúcar, spelled A-Z-Ú-C-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sustancia sólida cristalina, de color blanco en estado puro, formada por moléculas de glucosa y fructosa, que se obtiene de diversas plantas y se emplea como edulcorante en gastronomía
  2. 2
    Cualquiera de numerosos compuestos orgánicos del grupo de los carbohidratos, de relativamente bajo peso molecular y sabor dulce

Synonyms

sacarosa

This word in other languages

sugar(English)sucre(Français)Zucker(Deutsch)açúcar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • azcúar
  • azzúcar
  • azúacr
  • azúcarr
  • azúccar
  • azúcra
  • aúzcar
  • zaúcar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of azúcar - 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.

azcúar2azzúcar1azúacr2azúcarr1azúccar1azúcra2aúzcar2zaúcar2
Edit distance from "azúcar"

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 "azúcar"?
"azúcar" is spelled A-Z-Ú-C-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [aˈsukaɾ].
What does "azúcar" mean?
As a noun, "azúcar" means: Sustancia sólida cristalina, de color blanco en estado puro, formada por moléculas de glucosa y fructosa, que se obtiene de diversas plantas y se emplea como edulcorante en gastronomía
What words are commonly confused with "azúcar"?
"azúcar" is commonly confused with "azur", "azúcares", "azar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "azúcar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "azúcar" is [aˈsukaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "azúcar" come from?
"azúcar" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Canadá#2,866aceite#2,856cumple#2,873veinte#2,852

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

broma8 variantscursos8 variantsluces8 variantssiguió8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list