sudario

[suˈð̞aɾjo]

/[suˈð̞aɾjo]/ noun

The verdict

“sudario” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #53,885 among 4,169 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,885
frequency rank, Spanish
4,169
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Lienzo (tela) que se pone sobre el rostro de los difuntos.

Corpus desk

Index ES-sudario · sudario · Spanish

sudario · rank #53,885 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,885
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,169
  • PHOTO-FINISH suculenta

Nearest frequency peer: suculenta (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “sudario”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “sudario” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for sudario
PropertyValue
Headwordsudario
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[suˈð̞aɾjo]
Letters7
Frequency rank#53,885
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “sudario” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.sudariocae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “suculenta” (#53,884), “supersticioso” (#53,887), “subdelegado” (#53,881). Entre 4,169 lemas con “S”, “sudario” va en #53,885. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

sudario is uncommon Spanish at frequency #53,885 among 4,169 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [suˈð̞aɾjo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

sudario doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is sudario, spelled S-U-D-A-R-I-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Lienzo (tela) que se pone sobre el rostro de los difuntos.
  2. 2
    Sábana o lienzo con que Josef cubrió el cuerpo de Cristo cuando lo bajó de la cruz.
  3. 3
    Sudadero.

Synonyms

santo sudario

This word in other languages

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 "sudario"?
"sudario" is spelled S-U-D-A-R-I-O. The IPA pronunciation is [suˈð̞aɾjo].
What does "sudario" mean?
As a noun, "sudario" means: Lienzo (tela) que se pone sobre el rostro de los difuntos.
How do you pronounce "sudario"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sudario" is [suˈð̞aɾjo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sudario" come from?
"sudario" 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 "sudario", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list