pulmón

[pulˈmõn]

/[pulˈmõn]/ noun

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The verdict

“pulmón” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #10,202. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,202
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 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.

Corpus desk

Index ES-pulmon · pulmón · Spanish

pulmón · rank #10,202 · 9 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,202
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH punk

Nearest frequency peer: punk (+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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “pulmón”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “pulmón” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

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)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “pulmón”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.pulmóncae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “punk” (#10,203), “protocolos” (#10,200), “prohíbe” (#10,199). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “pulmón” va en #10,202. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around pulmón (IPA [pulˈmõn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #10,202 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for pulmón, with forms such as "plumón", "ppulmón", and "pullmón". 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 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 documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is pulmón, spelled P-U-L-M-Ó-N.

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

lung(English)poumon(Français)Lunge(Deutsch)

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 - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

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.

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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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

racial#10,205riendo#10,211ruidos#10,213sellos#10,220

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Mármol9 variantssugirió9 variantsvarían9 variantsórbita9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list