pucho

[ˈput͡ʃo]

/[ˈput͡ʃo]/ noun

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The verdict

“pucho” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #37,808. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#37,808
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Colilla de un cigarrillo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-pucho · pucho · Spanish

pucho · rank #37,808 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #37,808
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH prostíbulo

Nearest frequency peer: prostíbulo (-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 “pucho”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “pucho” 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).

pucho vs pudo
60% similar
pucho vs puso
60% similar
pucho vs puro
60% similar

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

Key facts for pucho
PropertyValue
Headwordpucho
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈput͡ʃo]
Letters5
Frequency rank#37,808
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “pucho”

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

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “prostíbulo” (#37,807), “pull” (#37,809), “propongan” (#37,805). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “pucho” va en #37,808. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around pucho (IPA [ˈput͡ʃo]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #37,808 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for pucho, with forms such as "pcuho", "ppucho", and "puccho". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "pudo", "puso", "puro", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 pucho, spelled P-U-C-H-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Colilla de un cigarrillo.
  2. 2
    Por extensión, el cigarrillo mismo.
  3. 3
    Cigarrillo de marihuana.
  4. 4
    Pequeña cantidad restante de alguna cosa.
  5. 5
    Porción que cabe entre las dos manos juntas.
  6. 6
    Cantidad relativamente pequeña y no especificada de algo.
  7. 7
    Pisco (licor) que se obtiene en la última tanda de la primera destilación.
  8. 8
    Último hijo, de sexo masculino o femenino, nacido bastantes años más tarde que el anterior.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. No me has dejao ni el pucho en la oreja de aquel pasao malevo y feroz. ¡Ya no me falta pa completar más que ir a misa e hincarme a rezar!
  2. ¡Sartre sin cigarrillo! Sería como si a nuestro Julio Cortázar, en su foto más famosa, le borraran el pucho...

Synonyms

restosobras

This word in other languages

butt(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • pcuho
  • ppucho
  • puccho
  • puchho
  • pucoh
  • puhco
  • upcho

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

pcuho2ppucho1puccho1puchho1pucoh2puhco2upcho2
Edit distance from "pucho"

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 "pucho"?
"pucho" is spelled P-U-C-H-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈput͡ʃo].
What does "pucho" mean?
As a noun, "pucho" means: Colilla de un cigarrillo.
What words are commonly confused with "pucho"?
"pucho" is commonly confused with "pudo", "puso", "puro". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pucho"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pucho" is [ˈput͡ʃo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pucho" come from?
"pucho" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

pride#37,799penso#37,774ovino#37,761sepia#37,857

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

soñada7 variantsniñito7 variantsmutis7 variantstacho7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list