viudo

[ˈbjuð̞o]

/[ˈbjuð̞o]/ adj

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The verdict

“viudo” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #24,694. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,694
frequency rank, Spanish
1,793
“V” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Persona cuyo cónyuge ha muerto y no se ha vuelto a casar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-viudo · viudo · Spanish

viudo · rank #24,694 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #24,694
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,793
  • PHOTO-FINISH vertido

Nearest frequency peer: vertido (-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 “viudo”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “viudo” 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).

viudo vs vivo
60% similar
viudo vs vudú
60% similar
viudo vs vivió
40% similar

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

Key facts for viudo
PropertyValue
Headwordviudo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈbjuð̞o]
Letters5
Frequency rank#24,694
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “viudo”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.viudocae aquí:

#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 “vertido” (#24,693), “vivida” (#24,695), “vaginal” (#24,692). Entre 1,793 lemas con “V”, “viudo” va en #24,694. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around viudo (IPA [ˈbjuð̞o]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #24,694 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 viudo, with forms such as "biudo", "ivudo", and "viduo". 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, "vivo", "vudú", "vivió", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is viudo, spelled V-I-U-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Persona cuyo cónyuge ha muerto y no se ha vuelto a casar.
  2. 2
    Se dice de algunas aves a las que se les ha muerto la compañera que tenían para procrear, como la tórtola.
  3. 3
    Se dice de las patatas, judías, etc. que se cocinan solas, sin utilizar otro alimento para darle sabor como el tocino o el chorizo.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Los muchachos crecieron, y don Regino quedó viudo sin acostumbrarse a la soledad.

This word in other languages

widower(English)veuf(Français)Witwer(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • biudo
  • ivudo
  • viduo
  • viuddo
  • viuod
  • vuido
  • vviudo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of viudo - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

biudo1ivudo2viduo2viuddo1viuod2vuido2vviudo1
Edit distance from "viudo"

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 "viudo"?
"viudo" is spelled V-I-U-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbjuð̞o].
What does "viudo" mean?
As an adjective, "viudo" means: Persona cuyo cónyuge ha muerto y no se ha vuelto a casar.
What words are commonly confused with "viudo"?
"viudo" is commonly confused with "vivo", "vudú", "vivió". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "viudo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "viudo" is [ˈbjuð̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "viudo" come from?
"viudo" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "viudo", 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).

surco7 variantsarman7 variantsboard7 variantscallan7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list