pobreza

[poˈβ̞ɾesa]

/[poˈβ̞ɾesa]/ noun

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The verdict

“pobreza” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #1,586. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,586
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - La condición de tener pocos o insuficientes recursos, dinero, bienes, etc.

Corpus desk

Index ES-pobreza · pobreza · Spanish

pobreza · rank #1,586 · 11 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,586
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH planeta

Nearest frequency peer: planeta (-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 “pobreza”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “pobreza” 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).

pobreza vs pureza
71% similar
pobreza vs pobre
71% similar
pobreza vs pobres
71% similar

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

Key facts for pobreza
PropertyValue
Headwordpobreza
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[poˈβ̞ɾesa]
Letters7
Frequency rank#1,586
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “pobreza”

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

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “planeta” (#1,585), “quedar” (#1,587), “organizaciones” (#1,584). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “pobreza” va en #1,586. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around pobreza (IPA [poˈβ̞ɾesa]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,586 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for pobreza, with forms such as "opbreza", "pboreza", and "pobbreza". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "pureza", "pobre", "pobres", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is pobreza, spelled P-O-B-R-E-Z-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    La condición de tener pocos o insuficientes recursos, dinero, bienes, etc.
  2. 2
    La condición de tener menos que lo deseable de ingredientes, cualidades, valores, etc.
  3. 3
    Voto que hacen los religiosos de abandonar sus pertenencias y demás riquezas que consideran incompatibles con su vida religiosa.
  4. 4
    Falta de generosidad, valentía o presencia de ánimo.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Debe estimarse que estos pocos hombres son mucho más dignos de compasión que de castigo, porque fue su pobreza y miseria, más que su adicción al alcohol o tendencia al crimen, lo que les llevó a beber
  2. La mayoría de los autores concuerdan en señalar que la pobreza de vocabulario en los sordos se relaciona con el grado de pérdida auditiva

Synonyms

escasezcarestíacarenciafaltafalta

Antonyms

riquezaopulenciaabundanciaabundanciasuficiencia

This word in other languages

poverty(English)pauvreté(Français)Armut(Deutsch)pobreza(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • opbreza
  • pboreza
  • pobbreza
  • poberza
  • pobreaz
  • pobrezza
  • pobrreza
  • pobrzea
  • porbeza
  • povreza
  • ppobreza

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of pobreza - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

opbreza2pboreza2pobbreza1poberza2pobreaz2pobrezza1pobrreza1pobrzea2
Edit distance from "pobreza"

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 "pobreza"?
"pobreza" is spelled P-O-B-R-E-Z-A. The IPA pronunciation is [poˈβ̞ɾesa].
What does "pobreza" mean?
As a noun, "pobreza" means: La condición de tener pocos o insuficientes recursos, dinero, bienes, etc.
What words are commonly confused with "pobreza"?
"pobreza" is commonly confused with "pureza", "pobre", "pobres". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pobreza"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pobreza" is [poˈβ̞ɾesa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pobreza" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

planeta#1,585belleza#1,597finales#1,575estatal#1,604

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

espíritu11 variantsrecibió11 variantsmexicano11 variantslenguaje11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list