aire
[ˈajɾe]
The verdict
“aire” is in the everyday core of Spanish, ranked #734 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #734
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 4
- letters
- 4
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Mezcla de gases que fluye libremente hacia todas las direcciones posibles y ocupa todo el espacio libre de un recinto.
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 | aire |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈajɾe] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #734 |
| Misspellings tracked | 4 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “aire” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for aire is 4 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈajɾe]. Corpus data places it at rank #734 in overall Spanish word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. Wiktionary records 8 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for aire, with forms such as "aier", "airre", and "arie". 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, "art", "ave", "are", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is aire, spelled A-I-R-E.
Definition
- 1Mezcla de gases que fluye libremente hacia todas las direcciones posibles y ocupa todo el espacio libre de un recinto.
- 2Por extensión, espacio correspondiente a la atmósfera terrestre.
- 3Uno de los cuatro elementos básicos de la alquimia.
- 4Elemento que incluye los signos de Géminis, Libra y Acuario.
- 5Viento.
- 6Casilla libre que se deja al propio rey mediante un avance de peón, con el fin de evitar el mate del pasillo.
- 7Semblanza, parecido de una persona con otra, sobre todo en lo que respecta a las actitudes.
- 8Una melodía.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: aier,airre,arie,iare
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of aire - 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 “aire”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is A-I-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈajɾe] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “art” - see the side-by-side comparison. aire vs art
- 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.