podredumbre
Spanish, noun/podɾeˈdumbɾe/
podredumbre is spelled P-O-D-R-E-D-U-M-B-R-E (11 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish, the 36,450th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Podredumbre is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “putrefaction” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Descomposición de las proteínas de una sustancia orgánica, efectuada por bacterias y hongos, cuyo resultado…”.
What does podredumbre mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineputrefaction
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Descomposición de las proteínas de una sustancia orgánica, efectuada por bacterias y hongos, cuyo resultado incluye la producción de aminas malolientes. 2. Figuradamente, decadencia o desmejora moral en una institución o sociedad. 3. Aquello que se ha podrido.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of podredumbre
- podredumbres plural
- pobredumbre alternative nonstandard
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce podredumbre?
- /podɾeˈdumbɾe/
- [po.ð̞ɾeˈð̞ũm.bɾe]
- [poð̞ɾeˈð̞ũmbɾe]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to podredumbre
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is podredumbre in Spanish?
podredumbre appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).