pulmón

[pulˈmõn]

/[pulˈmõn]/ noun

The verdict

“pulmón” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #10,202 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.

#10,202
frequency rank, Spanish
6
letters
9
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) — Órgano par, los más importantes del aparato respiratorio, con aspecto de cono, formados por un tejido esponjoso de color rosa grisáceo. Ocupan la mayor parte del tórax.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

pulmón vs pulso
50% similar
pulmón vs pulpo
50% similar
pulmón vs pulsos
50% similar

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

Key facts for pulmón
PropertyValue
Headwordpulmón
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[pulˈmõn]
Letters6
Frequency rank#10,202
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “pulmón” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). pulmón lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for pulmón is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [pulˈmõn]. Corpus data places it at rank #10,202 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for pulmón, with forms such as "plumón", "ppulmón", and "pullmón". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "pulso", "pulpo", "pulsos", 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 pulmón, spelled P-U-L-M-Ó-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Órgano par, los más importantes del aparato respiratorio, con aspecto de cono, formados por un tejido esponjoso de color rosa grisáceo. Ocupan la mayor parte del tórax.
  2. 2
    Órgano respitatorio de arañas, escorpiones y otros arácnidos formado por una serie de cavidades de tejido del sistema respiratorio del animal, organizadas como las páginas de un libro.
  3. 3
    Zona con vegetación que sirve para oxigenar un área contaminada.
  4. 4
    Espacio hueco que tienen los edificios en su interior para que circule el aire y que llegue la luz a las viviendas internas.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: plumón,ppulmón,pullmón,pulmmón,pulmnó,pulmónn,pulómn,pumlón,uplmón

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

Edit distance from "pulmón"

plumón2ppulmón1pullmón1pulmmón1pulmnó2pulmónn1pulómn2pumlón2
Edit distance from "pulmón"

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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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pulmón"?
"pulmón" is spelled P-U-L-M-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [pulˈmõn].
What does "pulmón" mean?
As a noun, "pulmón" means: Órgano par, los más importantes del aparato respiratorio, con aspecto de cono, formados por un tejido esponjoso de color rosa grisáceo. Ocupan la mayor parte del tórax.
What words are commonly confused with "pulmón"?
"pulmón" is commonly confused with "pulso", "pulpo", "pulsos". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pulmón"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pulmón" is [pulˈmõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pulmón" come from?
"pulmón" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “pulmón”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is P-U-L-M-Ó-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [pulˈmõn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “pulso” - see the side-by-side comparison. pulmón vs pulso
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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list