puedes

/[ˈpweð̞es]/ verb

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#298

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

puedes is aSpanishverb. It means: Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de poder. Pronounced [ˈpweð̞es]. It ranks #298 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with pues and puedo.

Key facts for puedes
PropertyValue
Headwordpuedes
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈpweð̞es]
Letters6
Frequency rank#298
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for puedes is 6 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈpweð̞es]. Corpus data places it at rank #298 in overall Spanish word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de poder.".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for puedes, with forms such as "peudes", "ppuedes", and "pudees". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "pues", "puedo", "Puentes", and more, 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 puedes, spelled P-U-E-D-E-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de poder.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: peudes,ppuedes,pudees,pueddes,puedess,puedse,pueeds,upedes

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for puedes

Misspelling Variants of "puedes"

peudes6ppuedes7pudees6pueddes7puedess7puedse6pueeds6upedes6
Misspelling Variants of "puedes"

Frequency rank: #298 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "puedes"?
"puedes" is spelled P-U-E-D-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpweð̞es].
What does "puedes" mean?
As a verb, "puedes" means: Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de poder.
What words are commonly confused with "puedes"?
"puedes" is commonly confused with "pues", "puedo", "Puentes". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "puedes"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "puedes" is [ˈpweð̞es]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "puedes" come from?
"puedes" 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.