verdugo

[beɾˈð̞uɣ̞o]

/[beɾˈð̞uɣ̞o]/ noun

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The verdict

“verdugo” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #17,842. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,842
frequency rank, Spanish
1,793
“V” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Renuevo o vástago del árbol.

Corpus desk

Index ES-verdugo · verdugo · Spanish

verdugo · rank #17,842 · 11 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,842
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,793
  • PHOTO-FINISH verbos

Nearest frequency peer: verbos (-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 “verdugo”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “verdugo” 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).

verdugo vs vértigo
57% similar
verdugo vs verdura
71% similar
verdugo vs verdugos
88% similar

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

Key facts for verdugo
PropertyValue
Headwordverdugo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[beɾˈð̞uɣ̞o]
Letters7
Frequency rank#17,842
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “verdugo”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).verdugocae 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 “verbos” (#17,841), “Viktor” (#17,843), “valiosas” (#17,840). Entre 1,793 lemas con “V”, “verdugo” va en #17,842. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around verdugo (IPA [beɾˈð̞uɣ̞o]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #17,842 among 1,793 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 15 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for verdugo, with forms such as "berdugo", "evrdugo", and "vedrugo". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "vértigo", "verdura", "verdugos", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is verdugo, spelled V-E-R-D-U-G-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Renuevo o vástago del árbol.
  2. 2
    Estoque (tipo de espada) muy delgado.
  3. 3
    Azote o látigo hecho de cuero, mimbre u otra materia flexible.
  4. 4
    Roncha larga, herida o señal que levanta el golpe del azote.
  5. 5
    Ejecutor de la justicia (oficial encargado de administrar la pena de muerte).
  6. 6
    Aro de sortija.
  7. 7
    Alcaudón, ave paseriforme de la familia Lanidae. Es conocido por su hábito de cazar insectos, pequeñas aves o mamíferos y empalar sus cuerpos en tallos espinosos.
  8. 8
    Persona muy cruel o que castiga demasiado y sin piedad.
  9. 9
    Cualquier cosa que atormenta o molesta mucho.
  10. 10
    Hilada de ladrillo que se pone horizontalmente en una fábrica de mampostería o tierra.
  11. 11
    Tipo de vestido o armadura que se llevaba debajo de la saya o basquiña.
  12. 12
    Prenda de vestir que cubre el cuello y la cabeza parcial o totalmente, mostrando solo la cara, y en ocasiones solo los ojos.
  13. 13
    En una fábrica de tierra o de mampostería, formación de ladrillos en línea horizontal.
  14. 14
    Pieza, generalmente de madera, que va cerca del eje en una carreta.
  15. 15
    Expresión para insultar con alto valor ofensivo o malsonante.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how verdugo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Eras un espantoso verdugo. Y, sin embargo, ejercías sobre nosotras una especie de fascinación. Creo que te admirábamos.

Synonyms

pasamontañasinsulto

This word in other languages

hangman(English)bourreau(Français)Scharfrichter(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • berdugo
  • evrdugo
  • vedrugo
  • verddugo
  • verdguo
  • verduggo
  • verduog
  • verrdugo
  • verudgo
  • vredugo
  • vverdugo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of verdugo - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

berdugo1evrdugo2vedrugo2verddugo1verdguo2verduggo1verduog2verrdugo1
Edit distance from "verdugo"

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 "verdugo"?
"verdugo" is spelled V-E-R-D-U-G-O. The IPA pronunciation is [beɾˈð̞uɣ̞o].
What does "verdugo" mean?
As a noun, "verdugo" means: Renuevo o vástago del árbol.
What words are commonly confused with "verdugo"?
"verdugo" is commonly confused with "vértigo", "verdura", "verdugos". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "verdugo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verdugo" is [beɾˈð̞uɣ̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verdugo" come from?
"verdugo" 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 "verdugo", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

yankees#17,848tacones#17,829andaban#17,861sirenas#17,820

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

verbos11 variantsvaliosas11 variantsadelanta11 variantsaragonés11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list