viuda
[ˈbjuð̞a]
The verdict
“viuda” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #6,369 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #6,369
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5
- letters
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (Scabiosa atropurpurea) Planta de la familia de las dipsacáceas con flores moradas.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | viuda |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈbjuð̞a] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #6,369 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “viuda” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for viuda is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈbjuð̞a]. Corpus data places it at rank #6,369 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for viuda, with forms such as "biuda", "ivuda", and "vidua". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "viva", "vudú", "vivía", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is viuda, spelled V-I-U-D-A.
Definition
- 1(Scabiosa atropurpurea) Planta de la familia de las dipsacáceas con flores moradas.
- 2Flor de Scabiosa atropurpurea.
- 3Referido a la línea de un párrafo, que es la última de un párrafo que aparece al principio de la página siguiente a dicho párrafo, por lo que aparece aislada de su contexto y, por norma general, seguida de un espacio en blanco que la separa del siguiente párrafo.
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: biuda,ivuda,vidua,viuad,viudda,vuida,vviuda
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of viuda - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “viuda”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is V-I-U-D-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈbjuð̞a] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “viva” - see the side-by-side comparison. viuda vs viva
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.