azufre

Name: azufre, Spanish Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[aˈsufɾe]

/[aˈsufɾe]/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“azufre” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #16,509. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,509
frequency rank, Spanish: 7,704
“A” headwords: 8
tracked misspellings: 3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - El azufre es un elemento químico de número atómico 16 y símbolo S. Es un no metal abundante e insípido. El azufre se encuentra en sulfuros y sulfatos e incluso en forma nativa (especialmente en reg...

Corpus desk

Index ES-azufre · azufre · Spanish

azufre · rank #16,509 · 8 variants · 3 confusables

FREQ-MID #16,509
LEN-LONG 6 letters
VOW-3 3 vowels
CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
VAR-MID 8 variants
BOOK-DENSE 7,704
PHOTO-FINISH atraviesan

Nearest frequency peer: atraviesan (-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.

Aquiles

83,496
arrastrar

83,494
atraviesan

83,493
azufre

83,492
balcones

83,491
Beijing

83,489

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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

azufre vs azur

67% similar

azufre vs Apure

50% similar

azufre vs aburre

67% similar

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

Key facts for azufre
Property	Value
Headword	azufre
Language	Spanish
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[aˈsufɾe]
Letters	6
Frequency rank	#16,509
Misspellings tracked	8
Confusable pairs	3
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “azufre”

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

#16,509

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “atraviesan” (#16,508), “balcones” (#16,510), “arrastrar” (#16,507). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “azufre” va en #16,509. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around azufre (IPA [aˈsufɾe]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #16,509 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "El azufre es un elemento químico de número atómico 16 y símbolo S. Es un no metal abundante e insípido. El azufre se encuentra en sulfuros y sulfatos e incluso en forma nativa (especialmente en reg...".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for azufre, with forms such as "auzfre", "azfure", and "azufer". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "azur", "Apure", "aburre", 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 pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is azufre, spelled A-Z-U-F-R-E.

Definition

1
El azufre es un elemento químico de número atómico 16 y símbolo S. Es un no metal abundante e insípido. El azufre se encuentra en sulfuros y sulfatos e incluso en forma nativa (especialmente en regiones volcánicas). Es un elemento químico esencial para todos los organismos y necesario para muchos aminoácidos y por consiguiente también para las proteínas. Se usa principalmente como fertilizante pero también en la fabricación de pólvora, laxantes, cerillas e insecticidas.

Synonyms

abric alcrebite

This word in other languages

sulphur(English)soufre(Français)Schwefel(Deutsch)enxofre(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

auzfre
azfure
azufer
azuffre
azufrre
azurfe
azzufre
zaufre

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of azufre - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

Edit distance from "azufre"

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 "azufre"?

"azufre" is spelled A-Z-U-F-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is [aˈsufɾe].

What does "azufre" mean?

As a noun, "azufre" means: El azufre es un elemento químico de número atómico 16 y símbolo S. Es un no metal abundante e insípido. El azufre se encuentra en sulfuros y sulfatos e incluso en forma nativa (especialmente en reg...

What words are commonly confused with "azufre"?

"azufre" is commonly confused with "azur", "Apure", "aburre". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "azufre"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "azufre" is [aˈsufɾe]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "azufre" come from?

"azufre" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.

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

Same letter count

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