pudrirse

[puˈð̞ɾiɾse]

/[puˈð̞ɾiɾse]/ verb

The verdict

“pudrirse” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #57,329 among 6,028 “P” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,329
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Deteriorarse la materia orgánica y descomponerse por la muerte o la acción de ciertos organismos que la intectan o inficionan.

Corpus desk

Index ES-pudrirse · pudrirse · Spanish

pudrirse · rank #57,329 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #57,329
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH pujanza

Nearest frequency peer: pujanza (+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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “pudrirse”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “pudrirse” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for pudrirse
PropertyValue
Headwordpudrirse
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[puˈð̞ɾiɾse]
Letters8
Frequency rank#57,329
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “pudrirse” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).pudrirsecae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “pujanza” (#57,330), “pulmonía” (#57,331), “pulsión” (#57,332). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “pudrirse” va en #57,329. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

pudrirse is uncommon Spanish at frequency #57,329 among 6,028 “P” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [puˈð̞ɾiɾse]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for pudrirse, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is pudrirse, spelled P-U-D-R-I-R-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Deteriorarse la materia orgánica y descomponerse por la muerte o la acción de ciertos organismos que la intectan o inficionan.
  2. 2
    Sentir molestia, fastidio, asco, impaciencia o enojo.
  3. 3
    Estar muerto, en proceso de descomposición.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Que se pudre la chota.

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 "pudrirse"?
"pudrirse" is spelled P-U-D-R-I-R-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [puˈð̞ɾiɾse].
What does "pudrirse" mean?
As a verb, "pudrirse" means: Deteriorarse la materia orgánica y descomponerse por la muerte o la acción de ciertos organismos que la intectan o inficionan.
How do you pronounce "pudrirse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pudrirse" is [puˈð̞ɾiɾse]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list