pudor

/pu.ˈdoɾ/

//pu.ˈdoɾ// noun

The verdict

“pudor” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #24,438. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,438
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,578
“P” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sentimento de vergonha, timidez, mal-estar produzido por tudo o que é contrário à modéstia

Corpus desk

Index PT-pudor · pudor · Portuguese

pudor · rank #24,438 · 7 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #24,438
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,578
  • PHOTO-FINISH proporcionalm…

Nearest frequency peer: proporcionalmente (-2 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 rank junto ao íman ortográfico “pudor”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “pudor” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

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).

pudor vs puro
60% similar
pudor vs puto
60% similar
pudor vs pulo
60% similar

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

Key facts for pudor
PropertyValue
Headwordpudor
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/pu.ˈdoɾ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#24,438
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “pudor”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).pudorcai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “proporcionalmente” (#24,436), “proletariado” (#24,435), “predominância” (#24,430). Entre 1,578 lemas com “P”, “pudor” fica em #24,438. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around pudor (IPA /pu.ˈdoɾ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #24,438 among 1,578 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

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

  1. 1
    sentimento de vergonha, timidez, mal-estar produzido por tudo o que é contrário à modéstia
  2. 2
    sentimento ou atitude causados por uma educação rígida baseada em valores morais muitas vezes religiosos que proíbem a exibição desinibida de certas partes do corpo
  3. 3
    constrangimento ao falar em público de determinados assuntos ou a praticar determinados atos da esfera íntima, como a sexualidade
  4. 4
    sentimento de vergonha em relação a atos que violem o caráter do indivíduo

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Apesar de Roger Abdelmassih ter sido indiciado neste ano pela Polícia Civil de São Paulo por estupro e manipulação genética irregular contra 37 pacientes, o Ministério Público (MP) denunciou o ex-médico de 72 anos somente por atentado violento ao pudor contra uma das vítimas.

Synonyms

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.

pduor2ppudor1puddor1pudorr1pudro2puodr2updor2
Edit distance from "pudor"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pudor"?
"pudor" is spelled P-U-D-O-R. The IPA pronunciation is /pu.ˈdoɾ/.
What does "pudor" mean?
As a noun, "pudor" means: sentimento de vergonha, timidez, mal-estar produzido por tudo o que é contrário à modéstia
What words are commonly confused with "pudor"?
"pudor" is commonly confused with "puro", "puto", "pulo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pudor"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pudor" is /pu.ˈdoɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pudor" come from?
"pudor" is a Portuguese 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 Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "pudor", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list