viudo
[ˈbjuð̞o]
The verdict
“viudo” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #24,694 in Spanish word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #24,694
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5
- letters
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Persona cuyo cónyuge ha muerto y no se ha vuelto a casar.
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 | viudo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈbjuð̞o] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #24,694 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “viudo” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for viudo is 5 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈbjuð̞o]. Corpus data places it at rank #24,694 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. 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 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
- 1Persona cuyo cónyuge ha muerto y no se ha vuelto a casar.
- 2Se dice de algunas aves a las que se les ha muerto la compañera que tenían para procrear, como la tórtola.
- 3Se dice de las patatas, judías, etc. que se cocinan solas, sin utilizar otro alimento para darle sabor como el tocino o el chorizo.
This word in other languages
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.
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 “viudo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is V-I-U-D-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈbjuð̞o] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “vivo” - see the side-by-side comparison. viudo vs vivo
- 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.