alistarse

[alisˈt̪aɾse]

/[alisˈt̪aɾse]/ verb

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The verdict

“alistarse” has 14 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #48,193. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#48,193
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Alistar (uso pronominal de ...)

Corpus desk

Index ES-alistarse · alistarse · Spanish

alistarse · rank #48,193 · 14 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #48,193
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH alimentándose

Nearest frequency peer: alimentándose (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “alistarse”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “alistarse” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

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).

alistarse vs aliarse
78% similar
alistarse vs acostarse
78% similar
alistarse vs ajustarse
78% similar

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

Key facts for alistarse
PropertyValue
Headwordalistarse
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[alisˈt̪aɾse]
Letters9
Frequency rank#48,193
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “alistarse”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).alistarsecae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “alimentándose” (#48,192), “almendros” (#48,194), “alocada” (#48,195). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “alistarse” va en #48,193. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around alistarse (IPA [alisˈt̪aɾse]), averb. Corpus frequency is #48,193 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Alistar (uso pronominal de ...)".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for alistarse, with forms such as "ailstarse", "alisatrse", and "alisstarse". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "aliarse", "acostarse", "ajustarse", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is alistarse, spelled A-L-I-S-T-A-R-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Alistar (uso pronominal de ...)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ailstarse
  • alisatrse
  • alisstarse
  • alistarce
  • alistares
  • alistarrse
  • alistarsse
  • alistasre
  • alistrase
  • alisttarse
  • alitsarse
  • allistarse
  • alsitarse
  • laistarse

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of alistarse - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ailstarse2alisatrse2alisstarse1alistarce1alistares2alistarrse1alistarsse1alistasre2
Edit distance from "alistarse"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "alistarse"?
"alistarse" is spelled A-L-I-S-T-A-R-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [alisˈt̪aɾse].
What does "alistarse" mean?
As a verb, "alistarse" means: Alistar (uso pronominal de ...)
What words are commonly confused with "alistarse"?
"alistarse" is commonly confused with "aliarse", "acostarse", "ajustarse". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "alistarse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "alistarse" is [alisˈt̪aɾse]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "alistarse" come from?
"alistarse" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

almendros#48,194alegación#48,188amargados#48,199aglutinar#48,177

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

aguardando14 variantsagremiados14 variantsagrediendo14 variantsautorizaba14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list