pobre
[ˈpoβ̞ɾe]
The verdict
“pobre” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #999. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #999
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6,028
- “P” headwords
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que tiene pocos bienes materiales.
Corpus desk
Index ES-pobre · pobre · Spanish
pobre · rank #999 · 8 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-CORE #999
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 8 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,028
- PHOTO-FINISH peso
Nearest frequency peer: peso (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “pobre”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- noticia
noticia
99,005 corpus weight
- original
original
99,004 corpus weight
- peso
peso
99,003 corpus weight
- pobre
pobre
99,002 corpus weight
- prensa
prensa
99,001 corpus weight
- propiedad
propiedad
99,000 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “pobre” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pobre |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈpoβ̞ɾe] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #999 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Dónde se sitúa “pobre” en la frecuencia del español
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 8 spelling variants around pobre (IPA [ˈpoβ̞ɾe]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #999 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for pobre, with forms such as "opbre", "pbore", and "pobbre". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "por", "pone", "port", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is pobre, spelled P-O-B-R-E.
Definition
- 1Que tiene pocos bienes materiales.
- 2Poco numeroso o poco variado.
- 3De poco valor económico.
- 4Se dice de lo que despierta nuestra compasión.
- 5Referido a un color, que tiene poca viveza, demasiado gris.
- 6Referido a una imagen, que tiene pocos colores o que estos son grisáceos.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how pobre appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
El pobre carece de oportunidades para salir de la pobreza.
Vivir en una casa pobre.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- opbre
- pbore
- pobbre
- pober
- pobrre
- porbe
- povre
- ppobre
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of pobre - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "pobre", 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).
What to do next
You've looked up "pobre". Here's where to go from here.
- "pobre" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "por". View pair
- 8 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #999 among Spanish headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more Spanish words in the "P" letter cohort. P–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.