pavor

[paˈβ̞oɾ]

/[paˈβ̞oɾ]/ noun

The verdict

“pavor” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #34,258. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#34,258
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Temor, con espanto o sobresalto.

Corpus desk

Index ES-pavor · pavor · Spanish

pavor · rank #34,258 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #34,258
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH paty

Nearest frequency peer: paty (-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 “pavor”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “pavor” 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).

pavor vs por
60% similar
pavor vs peor
60% similar
pavor vs poor
60% similar

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

Key facts for pavor
PropertyValue
Headwordpavor
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[paˈβ̞oɾ]
Letters5
Frequency rank#34,258
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “pavor”

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

#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 “paty” (#34,257), “pecas” (#34,260), “pasean” (#34,255). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “pavor” va en #34,258. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around pavor (IPA [paˈβ̞oɾ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #34,258 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Temor, con espanto o sobresalto.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for pavor, with forms such as "apvor", "pabor", and "paovr". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "por", "peor", "poor", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is pavor, spelled P-A-V-O-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Temor, con espanto o sobresalto.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how pavor appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. «Sokolov averiguó los pormenores de la ejecución, un derroche de pólvora y sangre, del que corrió en boca la anécdota de que algunos disparos habían rebotado sin herir el cuerpo de las víctimas, un prodigio que causó pavor en los ya aterrorizados soldados».
  2. «Eso fue demasiado para él que se desmayó a causa del pavor que le provocaba esa criatura».

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • apvor
  • pabor
  • paovr
  • pavorr
  • pavro
  • pavvor
  • ppavor
  • pvaor

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

apvor2pabor1paovr2pavorr1pavro2pavvor1ppavor1pvaor2
Edit distance from "pavor"

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 "pavor"?
"pavor" is spelled P-A-V-O-R. The IPA pronunciation is [paˈβ̞oɾ].
What does "pavor" mean?
As a noun, "pavor" means: Temor, con espanto o sobresalto.
What words are commonly confused with "pavor"?
"pavor" is commonly confused with "por", "peor", "poor". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pavor"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pavor" is [paˈβ̞oɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pavor" come from?
"pavor" is a Spanish 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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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list