purga

/[ˈpuɾɣ̞a]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#20,483

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

purga is aSpanishnoun. It means: Remedio que sirve para vaciar los intestinos. Pronounced [ˈpuɾɣ̞a]. Often confused with puta and puro.

Key facts for purga
PropertyValue
Headwordpurga
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpuɾɣ̞a]
Letters5
Frequency rank#20,483
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for purga is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈpuɾɣ̞a]. Corpus data places it at rank #20,483 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for purga, with forms such as "ppurga", "pruga", and "pugra". 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, "puta", "puro", "puros", 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 purga, spelled P-U-R-G-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Remedio que sirve para vaciar los intestinos.
  2. 2
    Eliminación de disidentes y sospechosos de una colectividad política u organización.
  3. 3
    Desechos que deben eliminarse de un aparato después de haberlo usado.
  4. 4
    Desechos de un proceso industrial, que deben eliminarse.
  5. 5
    (Ipomoea purga) Planta trepadora de la familia de las Convolvuláceas, originaria de México. Crece enroscada en los tallos de otras plantas, tiene una flores rosadas grandes y hermosas. Las raíces tienen un líquido blancuzco que es usado como laxante o purgante.

Synonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ppurga,pruga,pugra,purag,purgga,purrga,uprga

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for purga

Misspelling Variants of "purga"

ppurga6pruga5pugra5purag5purgga6purrga6uprga5
Misspelling Variants of "purga"

Frequency rank: #20,483 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "purga"?
"purga" is spelled P-U-R-G-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpuɾɣ̞a].
What does "purga" mean?
As a noun, "purga" means: Remedio que sirve para vaciar los intestinos.
What words are commonly confused with "purga"?
"purga" is commonly confused with "puta", "puro", "puros". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "purga"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "purga" is [ˈpuɾɣ̞a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "purga" come from?
"purga" 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.