pulgares
[pulˈɣ̞aɾes]
The verdict
“pulgares” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #41,030 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #41,030
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 5
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Forma del plural de pulgar.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pulgares |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [pulˈɣ̞aɾes] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #41,030 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 5 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “pulgares” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for pulgares is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [pulˈɣ̞aɾes]. Corpus data places it at rank #41,030 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Forma del plural de pulgar.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for pulgares, with forms such as "plugares", "ppulgares", and "puglares". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "pulgas", "pulgar", "pilares", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is pulgares, spelled P-U-L-G-A-R-E-S.
Definition
- 1Forma del plural de pulgar.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: plugares,ppulgares,puglares,pulagres,pulgaers,pulgaress,pulgarres,pulgarse,pulggares,pulgraes,pullgares,uplgares
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of pulgares - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “pulgares”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-U-L-G-A-R-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [pulˈɣ̞aɾes] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “pulgas” - see the side-by-side comparison. pulgares vs pulgas
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.