puchero

/[puˈt͡ʃeɾo]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#37,271

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

puchero is aSpanishnoun. It means: Utensilio de cocina, de la familia de las ollas, ancho y con una o dos asas. Pronounced [puˈt͡ʃeɾo]. Often confused with pucho and puntero.

Key facts for puchero
PropertyValue
Headwordpuchero
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[puˈt͡ʃeɾo]
Letters7
Frequency rank#37,271
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of puchero in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for puchero is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [puˈt͡ʃeɾo]. Corpus data places it at rank #37,271 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for puchero, with forms such as "pcuhero", "ppuchero", and "pucchero". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "pucho", "puntero", "Pacheco", 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 spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is puchero, spelled P-U-C-H-E-R-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Utensilio de cocina, de la familia de las ollas, ancho y con una o dos asas.
  2. 2
    Vasija alfarera de barro o arcilla cocidos, sin vidriar o con vidriado interior, usada para calentar líquidos o cocinar alimentos de panza ancha y globosa y cuello ancho y corto -o sin cuello- provisto de una o más asas laterales que permiten su manejo sin quemarse.
  3. 3
    Nombre de varios tipos de cocido.
  4. 4
    Alimento habitual.
  5. 5
    Gesto anterior al llanto. Hacer pucheros
  6. 6
    Hombre homosexual.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: pcuhero,ppuchero,pucchero,pucehro,pucheor,pucherro,puchhero,puchreo,puhcero,upchero

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for puchero

Misspelling Variants of "puchero"

pcuhero7ppuchero8pucchero8pucehro7pucheor7pucherro8puchhero8puchreo7
Misspelling Variants of "puchero"

Frequency rank: #37,271 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "puchero"?
"puchero" is spelled P-U-C-H-E-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is [puˈt͡ʃeɾo].
What does "puchero" mean?
As a noun, "puchero" means: Utensilio de cocina, de la familia de las ollas, ancho y con una o dos asas.
What words are commonly confused with "puchero"?
"puchero" is commonly confused with "pucho", "puntero", "Pacheco". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "puchero"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "puchero" is [puˈt͡ʃeɾo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "puchero" come from?
"puchero" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.