puras

/[ˈpuɾas]/ adj

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#10,054

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

puras is anSpanishadj. It means: Forma del femenino plural de puro. Pronounced [ˈpuɾas]. Often confused with pus and puta.

Key facts for puras
PropertyValue
Headwordpuras
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈpuɾas]
Letters5
Frequency rank#10,054
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of puras in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for puras is 5 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈpuɾas]. Corpus data places it at rank #10,054 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 femenino plural de puro.".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for puras, with forms such as "ppuras", "pruas", and "puars". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "pus", "puta", "puro", 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 puras, spelled P-U-R-A-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del femenino plural de puro.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ppuras,pruas,puars,purass,purras,pursa,upras

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for puras

Misspelling Variants of "puras"

ppuras6pruas5puars5purass6purras6pursa5upras5
Misspelling Variants of "puras"

Frequency rank: #10,054 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "puras"?
"puras" is spelled P-U-R-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpuɾas].
What does "puras" mean?
As an adj, "puras" means: Forma del femenino plural de puro.
What words are commonly confused with "puras"?
"puras" is commonly confused with "pus", "puta", "puro". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "puras"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "puras" is [ˈpuɾas]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "puras" come from?
"puras" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.