azud
[aˈsuð̞]
The verdict
“azud” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pared ó murallon de sillería ó mampostería que se hace al traves de la corriente de un río, a fin de encaminar el agua a un molino, etc. o para sacarla fuera de la madre del río. También se constru...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | azud |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [aˈsuð̞] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “azud” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
azud is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [aˈsuð̞]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pared ó murallon de sillería ó mampostería que se hace al traves de la corriente de un río, a fin de encaminar el agua a un molino, etc. o para sacarla fuera de la madre del río. También se constru...".
azud doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is azud, spelled A-Z-U-D.
Definition
- 1Pared ó murallon de sillería ó mampostería que se hace al traves de la corriente de un río, a fin de encaminar el agua a un molino, etc. o para sacarla fuera de la madre del río. También se construyen las presas de encadenado de madera, macizándolo con piedra arrojada.
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “azud”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is A-Z-U-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [aˈsuð̞] (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.