puritanos

[puɾiˈt̪anos]

/[puɾiˈt̪anos]/ noun

The verdict

“puritanos” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #54,471 among 48,357 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,471
frequency rank, Spanish
48,357
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Forma del plural de puritano.

Key facts for puritanos
PropertyValue
Headwordpuritanos
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[puɾiˈt̪anos]
Letters9
Frequency rank#54,471
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “puritanos” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). puritanos lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

puritanos is uncommon Spanish at frequency #54,471 among 48,357 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [puɾiˈt̪anos]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forma del plural de puritano.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for puritanos, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is puritanos, spelled P-U-R-I-T-A-N-O-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del plural de puritano.

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 "puritanos"?
"puritanos" is spelled P-U-R-I-T-A-N-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is [puɾiˈt̪anos].
What does "puritanos" mean?
As a noun, "puritanos" means: Forma del plural de puritano.
How do you pronounce "puritanos"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "puritanos" is [puɾiˈt̪anos]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "puritanos" come from?
"puritanos" 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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Using “puritanos”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is P-U-R-I-T-A-N-O-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [puɾiˈt̪anos] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list