pudor
/pu.ˈdoɾ/
The verdict
“pudor” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #24,438 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #24,438
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 5
- letters
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 12
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - sentimento de vergonha, timidez, mal-estar produzido por tudo o que é contrário à modéstia
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 | pudor |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /pu.ˈdoɾ/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #24,438 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 12 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “pudor” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for pudor is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /pu.ˈdoɾ/. Corpus data places it at rank #24,438 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 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 pudor, with forms such as "pduor", "ppudor", and "puddor". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "puro", "puto", "pulo", 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, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is pudor, spelled P-U-D-O-R.
Definition
- 1sentimento de vergonha, timidez, mal-estar produzido por tudo o que é contrário à modéstia
- 2sentimento ou atitude causados por uma educação rígida baseada em valores morais muitas vezes religiosos que proíbem a exibição desinibida de certas partes do corpo
- 3constrangimento ao falar em público de determinados assuntos ou a praticar determinados atos da esfera íntima, como a sexualidade
- 4sentimento de vergonha em relação a atos que violem o caráter do indivíduo
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: pduor,ppudor,puddor,pudorr,pudro,puodr,updor
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of pudor - 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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “pudor”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is P-U-D-O-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /pu.ˈdoɾ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “puro” - see the side-by-side comparison. pudor vs puro
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese 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.