pura

[ˈpuɾa]

/[ˈpuɾa]/ adj

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The verdict

“pura” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #2,470. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,470
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma del femenino de puro.

Corpus desk

Index ES-pura · pura · Spanish

pura · rank #2,470 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,470
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH producir

Nearest frequency peer: producir (-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 “pura”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “pura” 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).

pura vs put
50% similar
pura vs pus
50% similar
pura vs puta
75% similar

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

Key facts for pura
PropertyValue
Headwordpura
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈpuɾa]
Letters4
Frequency rank#2,470
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “pura”

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

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “producir” (#2,469), “quieran” (#2,471), “poquito” (#2,468). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “pura” va en #2,470. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around pura (IPA [ˈpuɾa]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #2,470 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Forma del femenino de puro.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for pura, with forms such as "ppura", "prua", and "puar". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "put", "pus", "puta", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is pura, spelled P-U-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del femenino de puro.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ppura
  • prua
  • puar
  • purra
  • upra

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of pura - 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.

ppura1prua2puar2purra1upra2
Edit distance from "pura"

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 "pura"?
"pura" is spelled P-U-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpuɾa].
What does "pura" mean?
As an adjective, "pura" means: Forma del femenino de puro.
What words are commonly confused with "pura"?
"pura" is commonly confused with "put", "pus", "puta". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pura"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pura" is [ˈpuɾa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pura" come from?
"pura" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

risa#2,472ruso#2,474anti#2,486Díaz#2,494

Similar misspelling depth

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

irse5 variantstono5 variantssuyo5 variantspuro5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list