aliviar

/[aliˈβ̞jaɾ]/ verb

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#10,609

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

10

similar word pairs

aliviar is aSpanishverb. It means: Aligerar, hacer menos pesado. Pronounced [aliˈβ̞jaɾ]. Often confused with aviar and alivio.

Key facts for aliviar
PropertyValue
Headwordaliviar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[aliˈβ̞jaɾ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#10,609
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of aliviar in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for aliviar is 7 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [aliˈβ̞jaɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #10,609 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 8 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for aliviar, with forms such as "ailviar", "alibiar", and "aliivar". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "aviar", "alivio", "Alvear", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is aliviar, spelled A-L-I-V-I-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Aligerar, hacer menos pesado.
  2. 2
    Quitar a una persona o cosa parte del peso que sobre ella carga.
  3. 3
    Disminuir o mítigar la enfermedad, o dar mejoría al enfermo.
  4. 4
    Disminuir o mitigar la aflicciones del ánimo, o el sufrimiento que una persona tiene que cargar.
  5. 5
    Disminuir la carga o dificultad de una tarea.
  6. 6
    Desagotar un líquido por el aliviadero de un recipiente.
  7. 7
    Disminuir el riesgo de las suertes al estoquear, desestrechándose del toro o aprovechando sus querencias para el remate del lance.
  8. 8
    Variante poco usada de soliviar.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ailviar,alibiar,aliivar,alivair,aliviarr,alivira,alivviar,alliviar,alviiar,laiviar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for aliviar

Misspelling Variants of "aliviar"

ailviar7alibiar7aliivar7alivair7aliviarr8alivira7alivviar8alliviar8
Misspelling Variants of "aliviar"

Frequency rank: #10,609 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "aliviar"?
"aliviar" is spelled A-L-I-V-I-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [aliˈβ̞jaɾ].
What does "aliviar" mean?
As a verb, "aliviar" means: Aligerar, hacer menos pesado.
What words are commonly confused with "aliviar"?
"aliviar" is commonly confused with "aviar", "alivio", "Alvear". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "aliviar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aliviar" is [aliˈβ̞jaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aliviar" come from?
"aliviar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.