atardecer
[at̪aɾð̞eˈseɾ]
The verdict
“atardecer” has 14 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #11,354. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #11,354
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 120,137
- “A” headwords
- 14
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Comenzar el final de la tarde, desde cuando el sol se acerca al horizonte, hasta cuando se pone.
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 | atardecer |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [at̪aɾð̞eˈseɾ] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #11,354 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “atardecer” sits in Spanish frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 14 spelling variants around atardecer (IPA [at̪aɾð̞eˈseɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #11,354 among 120,137 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Comenzar el final de la tarde, desde cuando el sol se acerca al horizonte, hasta cuando se pone.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for atardecer, with forms such as "aatrdecer", "atadrecer", and "atardceer". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "atardeceres", "aparecer", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is atardecer, spelled A-T-A-R-D-E-C-E-R.
Definition
- 1Comenzar el final de la tarde, desde cuando el sol se acerca al horizonte, hasta cuando se pone.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- aatrdecer
- atadrecer
- atardceer
- atarddecer
- atardeccer
- atardecerr
- atardecre
- atardeecr
- atardeser
- ataredcer
- atarrdecer
- atradecer
- attardecer
- taardecer
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of atardecer - 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 “atardecer”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is A-T-A-R-D-E-C-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [at̪aɾð̞eˈseɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “atardeceres” - see the side-by-side comparison. atardecer vs atardeceres
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Same frequency band
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.