viuda

Name: viuda, Spanish Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˈbjuð̞a]

/[ˈbjuð̞a]/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“viuda” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #6,369. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,369
frequency rank, Spanish: 1,793
“V” headwords: 7
tracked misspellings: 20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Scabiosa atropurpurea) Planta de la familia de las dipsacáceas con flores moradas.

Corpus desk

Index ES-viuda · viuda · Spanish

viuda · rank #6,369 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

FREQ-COMMON #6,369
LEN-MID 5 letters
VOW-3 3 vowels
CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
VAR-MID 7 variants
BOOK-MID 1,793
PHOTO-FINISH vigencia

Nearest frequency peer: vigencia (-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.

viaja

93,635
victorias

93,634
vigencia

93,633
viuda

93,632
volvemos

93,631
vuestras

93,630

What this shows “viuda” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

viuda vs viva

60% similar

viuda vs vudú

60% similar

viuda vs vivía

60% similar

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

Key facts for viuda
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)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “viuda”

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

#6,369

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “vigencia” (#6,368), “volvemos” (#6,370), “victorias” (#6,367). Entre 1,793 lemas con “V”, “viuda” va en #6,369. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around viuda (IPA [ˈbjuð̞a]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,369 among 1,793 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

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.
2
Flor de Scabiosa atropurpurea.
3
Referido 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.

Synonyms

flor de viudaviudita

Antonyms

huérfana

This word in other languages

widow(English)veuve(Français)Witwe(Deutsch)

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.

Edit distance from "viuda"

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 "viuda"?

"viuda" is spelled V-I-U-D-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbjuð̞a].

What does "viuda" mean?

As a noun, "viuda" means: (Scabiosa atropurpurea) Planta de la familia de las dipsacáceas con flores moradas.

What words are commonly confused with "viuda"?

"viuda" is commonly confused with "viva", "vudú", "vivía". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "viuda"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "viuda" is [ˈbjuð̞a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "viuda" come from?

"viuda" 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 "viuda", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

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