puso

[ˈpuso]

/[ˈpuso]/ verb

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The verdict

“puso” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #1,100. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,100
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de poner.

Corpus desk

Index ES-puso · puso · Spanish

puso · rank #1,100 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,100
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH presenta

Nearest frequency peer: presenta (-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 “puso”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “puso” 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).

puso vs put
50% similar
puso vs puta
50% similar
puso vs puto
75% similar

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

Key facts for puso
PropertyValue
Headwordpuso
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈpuso]
Letters4
Frequency rank#1,100
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “puso”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).pusocae 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 “presenta” (#1,099), “quedó” (#1,101), “perfecto” (#1,098). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “puso” va en #1,100. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around puso (IPA [ˈpuso]), averb. Corpus frequency is #1,100 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de poner.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for puso, with forms such as "ppuso", "psuo", and "puos". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "put", "puta", "puto", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is puso, spelled P-U-S-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de poner.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ppuso
  • psuo
  • puos
  • pusso
  • upso

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of puso - 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.

ppuso1psuo2puos2pusso1upso2
Edit distance from "puso"

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 "puso"?
"puso" is spelled P-U-S-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpuso].
What does "puso" mean?
As a verb, "puso" means: Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de poner.
What words are commonly confused with "puso"?
"puso" is commonly confused with "put", "puta", "puto". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "puso"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "puso" is [ˈpuso]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "puso" come from?
"puso" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

acto#1,077sala#1,067cama#1,134diga#1,137

Similar misspelling depth

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

sueño5 variantsmesa5 variantspase5 variantstuve5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list