pudor

[puˈð̞oɾ]

/[puˈð̞oɾ]/ noun

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The verdict

“pudor” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #23,195. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,195
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sentimiento que lleva a ocultar lo que no se quiere que se vea, especialmente en materias sexuales.

Corpus desk

Index ES-pudor · pudor · Spanish

pudor · rank #23,195 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,195
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH psicosis

Nearest frequency peer: psicosis (-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 “pudor”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “pudor” 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).

pudor vs puso
60% similar
pudor vs puro
60% similar
pudor vs puto
60% similar

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

Key facts for pudor
PropertyValue
Headwordpudor
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[puˈð̞oɾ]
Letters5
Frequency rank#23,195
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “pudor”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).pudorcae 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 “psicosis” (#23,194), “puertorriqueños” (#23,196), “pulse” (#23,197). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “pudor” va en #23,195. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around pudor (IPA [puˈð̞oɾ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #23,195 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for pudor, with forms such as "pduor", "ppudor", and "puddor". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "puso", "puro", "puto", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 pudor, spelled P-U-D-O-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sentimiento que lleva a ocultar lo que no se quiere que se vea, especialmente en materias sexuales.
  2. 2
    Humildad, reserva, modestia.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Siete de cada diez guipuzcoanos aquejados de disfunción eréctil siguen sin acudir a la consulta médica por pudor.

This word in other languages

modesty(English)pudeur(Français)Schamhaftigkeit(Deutsch)pudor(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • pduor
  • ppudor
  • puddor
  • pudorr
  • pudro
  • puodr
  • updor

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

pduor2ppudor1puddor1pudorr1pudro2puodr2updor2
Edit distance from "pudor"

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 "pudor"?
"pudor" is spelled P-U-D-O-R. The IPA pronunciation is [puˈð̞oɾ].
What does "pudor" mean?
As a noun, "pudor" means: Sentimiento que lleva a ocultar lo que no se quiere que se vea, especialmente en materias sexuales.
What words are commonly confused with "pudor"?
"pudor" is commonly confused with "puso", "puro", "puto". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pudor"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pudor" is [puˈð̞oɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pudor" come from?
"pudor" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

pulse#23,197peras#23,169pedal#23,168rompo#23,222

Similar misspelling depth

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

pasea7 variantsshare7 variantssound7 variantstrazo7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list