sulfuros

[sulˈfuɾos]

/[sulˈfuɾos]/ noun

The verdict

“sulfuros” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #61,201 among 4,169 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,201
frequency rank, Spanish
4,169
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma del plural de sulfuro.

Corpus desk

Index ES-sulfuros · sulfuros · Spanish

sulfuros · rank #61,201 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,201
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,169
  • PHOTO-FINISH sugerentes

Nearest frequency peer: sugerentes (-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 “sulfuros”

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 “sulfuros” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for sulfuros
PropertyValue
Headwordsulfuros
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[sulˈfuɾos]
Letters8
Frequency rank#61,201
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “sulfuros” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).sulfuroscae en esta cola de rareza:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “sugerentes” (#61,200), “sultanes” (#61,202), “suburbana” (#61,199). Entre 4,169 lemas con “S”, “sulfuros” va en #61,201. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

sulfuros is uncommon Spanish at frequency #61,201 among 4,169 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [sulˈfuɾos]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forma del plural de sulfuro.".

No misspelling variants are generated for sulfuros in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is sulfuros, spelled S-U-L-F-U-R-O-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del plural de sulfuro.

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 "sulfuros"?
"sulfuros" is spelled S-U-L-F-U-R-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is [sulˈfuɾos].
What does "sulfuros" mean?
As a noun, "sulfuros" means: Forma del plural de sulfuro.
How do you pronounce "sulfuros"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sulfuros" is [sulˈfuɾos]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sulfuros" come from?
"sulfuros" 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 "sulfuros", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list