pur

/puːɐ̯/

//puːɐ̯// adj

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The verdict

“pur” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #58,153 among 1,578 “P” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,153
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,578
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - puro

Corpus desk

Index PT-pur · pur · Portuguese

pur · rank #58,153 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,153
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,578
  • PHOTO-FINISH purificador

Nearest frequency peer: purificador (+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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “pur”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “pur” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for pur
PropertyValue
Headwordpur
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/puːɐ̯/
Letters3
Frequency rank#58,153
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “pur” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).purcai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “purificador” (#58,154), “pua” (#58,150), “privilegiar” (#58,140). Entre 1,578 lemas com “P”, “pur” fica em #58,153. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

pur is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #58,153 among 1,578 “P” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /puːɐ̯/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "puro".

pur has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is pur, spelled P-U-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    puro

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 "pur"?
"pur" is spelled P-U-R. The IPA pronunciation is /puːɐ̯/.
What does "pur" mean?
As an adjective, "pur" means: puro
How do you pronounce "pur"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pur" is /puːɐ̯/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pur" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

pua#58,150sip#58,214ish#58,000hug#57,975

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list