purga

[ˈpuɾɣ̞a]

/[ˈpuɾɣ̞a]/ noun

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The verdict

“purga” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #20,483. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,483
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Remedio que sirve para vaciar los intestinos.

Corpus desk

Index ES-purga · purga · Spanish

purga · rank #20,483 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,483
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH pésame

Nearest frequency peer: pésame (+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 “purga”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “purga” 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).

purga vs puta
60% similar
purga vs puro
60% similar
purga vs puros
60% similar

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

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

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “purga”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).purgacae 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 “pésame” (#20,484), “publicamos” (#20,481), “queens” (#20,485). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “purga” va en #20,483. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around purga (IPA [ˈpuɾɣ̞a]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #20,483 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for purga, with forms such as "ppurga", "pruga", and "pugra". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "puta", "puro", "puros", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is purga, spelled P-U-R-G-A.

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.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how purga appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Las purgas de Stalin.

Synonyms

purgantebasuraescoriabasuraescoriajalapamechoacán negroxalapa

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ppurga
  • pruga
  • pugra
  • purag
  • purgga
  • purrga
  • uprga

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ppurga1pruga2pugra2purag2purgga1purrga1uprga2
Edit distance from "purga"

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 "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'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 "purga", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Quinn#20,487ranas#20,489rogar#20,504rosca#20,506

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

self7 variantspeace7 variantstallos7 variantsnasal7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list