purgar

[puɾˈɣ̞aɾ]

/[puɾˈɣ̞aɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“purgar” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #42,096. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#42,096
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Limpiar, purificar una cosa, quitándole todo cuanto la puede hacer imperfecta o no le conviene.

Corpus desk

Index ES-purgar · purgar · Spanish

purgar · rank #42,096 · 9 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #42,096
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH pésimos

Nearest frequency peer: pésimos (+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 “purgar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “purgar” 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).

purgar vs putear
67% similar
purgar vs purgas
83% similar
purgar vs pura
67% similar

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

Key facts for purgar
PropertyValue
Headwordpurgar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[puɾˈɣ̞aɾ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#42,096
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “purgar”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).purgarcae 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 “pésimos” (#42,097), “quemarropa” (#42,098), “propensa” (#42,093). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “purgar” va en #42,096. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around purgar (IPA [puɾˈɣ̞aɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #42,096 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 10 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for purgar, with forms such as "ppurgar", "prugar", and "pugrar". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "putear", "purgas", "pura", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is purgar, spelled P-U-R-G-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Limpiar, purificar una cosa, quitándole todo cuanto la puede hacer imperfecta o no le conviene.
  2. 2
    Eliminar el aire que haya entrado en las cañerías o tuberías, en especial de la calefacción, utilizando para ello los purgadores de los radiadores.
  3. 3
    Satisfacer con una pena parte o todo lo que uno merecía por su culpa o delito.
  4. 4
    Padecer el alma las penas del purgatorio para purificarse de las reliquias del pecado y poder entrar en el cielo.
  5. 5
    Dar al enfermo la medicina conveniente para exonerar el vientre.
  6. 6
    Evacuar un humor, ya sea naturalmente o mediante la medicina que se ha aplicado a este fin.
  7. 7
    Expiar.
  8. 8
    Purificar, acrisolar.
  9. 9
    Corregir, moderar las pasiones.
  10. 10
    Desvanecer los indicios, sospecha o nota que hay contra una persona.

This word in other languages

purge(English)purgar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ppurgar
  • prugar
  • pugrar
  • puragr
  • purgarr
  • purggar
  • purgra
  • purrgar
  • uprgar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of purgar - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ppurgar1prugar2pugrar2puragr2purgarr1purggar1purgra2purrgar1
Edit distance from "purgar"

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 "purgar"?
"purgar" is spelled P-U-R-G-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [puɾˈɣ̞aɾ].
What does "purgar" mean?
As a verb, "purgar" means: Limpiar, purificar una cosa, quitándole todo cuanto la puede hacer imperfecta o no le conviene.
What words are commonly confused with "purgar"?
"purgar" is commonly confused with "putear", "purgas", "pura". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "purgar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "purgar" is [puɾˈɣ̞aɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "purgar" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

rebota#42,107regida#42,120papado#42,059oremos#42,054

Similar misspelling depth

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

reanuda9 variantsreducía9 variantspeligra9 variantssoriana9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list