put

/py/

//py// verb

The verdict

“put” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #22,832) as a verb. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#22,832
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del singular (il, elle, on) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de pouvoir

Corpus desk

Index ES-put · put · Spanish

put · rank #22,832 · 0 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #22,832
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH pulseras

Nearest frequency peer: pulseras (-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.

Vecinos de frecuencia del confusable “put”

Pares de peso similar en el corpus, aparte de los confusables abajo

corpus weight

What this shows Las barras sitúan “put” frente a los lemas españoles más cercanos por rango, no un reprint del escritorio de confusables.

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).

put vs py
33% similar
put vs puta
75% similar
put vs puto
75% similar

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

Key facts for put
PropertyValue
Headwordput
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/py/
Letters3
Frequency rank#22,832
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Rango de corpus junto a confusables de “put”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).putcae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “pulseras” (#22,831), “quedándose” (#22,833), “provisto” (#22,830). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “put” va en #22,832. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for put is neighbouring look-alikes ("py", "puta", …), not just typos; it is averb pronounced /py/. Frequency #22,832 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Gloss: "Tercera persona del singular (il, elle, on) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de pouvoir".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for put, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "py", "puta", "puto", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is put, spelled P-U-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del singular (il, elle, on) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de pouvoir

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 "put"?
"put" is spelled P-U-T. The IPA pronunciation is /py/.
What does "put" mean?
As a verb, "put" means: Tercera persona del singular (il, elle, on) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de pouvoir
What words are commonly confused with "put"?
"put" is commonly confused with "py", "puta", "puto". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "put"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "put" is /py/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "put" come from?
"put" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list