pour

/ˈpuːr/

//ˈpuːr// noun

The verdict

“pour” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #21,113) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#21,113
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
4
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Porros, puerros.

Corpus desk

Index ES-pour · pour · Spanish

pour · rank #21,113 · 4 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #21,113
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 4 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH portafolio

Nearest frequency peer: portafolio (-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.

Vecinos de frecuencia del confusable “pour”

Pares de peso similar en el corpus, aparte de los confusables abajo

corpus weight

What this shows Las barras sitúan “pour” frente a los lemas españoles más cercanos por rango, no un reprint del escritorio de confusables.

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).

pour vs pu
50% similar
pour vs pub
50% similar
pour vs pum
50% similar

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

Key facts for pour
PropertyValue
Headwordpour
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈpuːr/
Letters4
Frequency rank#21,113
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Rango de corpus junto a confusables de “pour”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).pourcae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “portafolio” (#21,112), “pradera” (#21,114), “political” (#21,111). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “pour” va en #21,113. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for pour is neighbouring look-alikes ("pu", "pub", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced /ˈpuːr/. Frequency #21,113 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Gloss: "Porros, puerros.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for pour, with forms such as "opur", "poru", and "pourr". 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, "pu", "pub", "pum", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is pour, spelled P-O-U-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Porros, puerros.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • opur
  • poru
  • pourr
  • ppour

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

opur2poru2pourr1ppour1
Edit distance from "pour"

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 "pour"?
"pour" is spelled P-O-U-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈpuːr/.
What does "pour" mean?
As a noun, "pour" means: Porros, puerros.
What words are commonly confused with "pour"?
"pour" is commonly confused with "pu", "pub", "pum". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pour"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pour" is /ˈpuːr/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pour" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list