pulgón
[pulˈɣ̞õn]
The verdict
“pulgón” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (familia Aphididae) Cualquiera de unas 5000 especies de insectos hemípteros, de cuerpo piriforme de unos pocos milímetros de largo, largas patas, antenas articuladas de varios segmentos, y mandíbul...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pulgón |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [pulˈɣ̞õn] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “pulgón” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
pulgón is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [pulˈɣ̞õn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for pulgón, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 pulgón, spelled P-U-L-G-Ó-N.
Definition
- 1(familia Aphididae) Cualquiera de unas 5000 especies de insectos hemípteros, de cuerpo piriforme de unos pocos milímetros de largo, largas patas, antenas articuladas de varios segmentos, y mandíbula modificada en estilete, que emplean para alimentarse de savia. Son una de las principales plagas de las plantas cultivadas en las regione templadas
- 2Crustáceo pequeño que construye madrigueras en la arena. Vive a lo largo de las costas templadas occidentales de América, en playas arenosas expuestas a la resaca de la zona intermareal.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “pulgón”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-U-L-G-Ó-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [pulˈɣ̞õn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.