averigua

[aβ̞eˈɾiɣ̞wa]

/[aβ̞eˈɾiɣ̞wa]/ verb

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The verdict

“averigua” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #18,161. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,161
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de averiguar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-averigua · averigua · Spanish

averigua · rank #18,161 · 11 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,161
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH autonómica

Nearest frequency peer: autonómica (-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 “averigua”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “averigua” 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).

averigua vs averigüe
75% similar
averigua vs averiguar
89% similar
averigua vs averiguado
80% similar

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

Key facts for averigua
PropertyValue
Headwordaverigua
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[aβ̞eˈɾiɣ̞wa]
Letters8
Frequency rank#18,161
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “averigua”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.averiguacae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “autonómica” (#18,160), “aumentará” (#18,159), “bailan” (#18,163). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “averigua” va en #18,161. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around averigua (IPA [aβ̞eˈɾiɣ̞wa]), averb. Corpus frequency is #18,161 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for averigua, with forms such as "aberigua", "aevrigua", and "aveirgua". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "averigüe", "averiguar", "averiguado", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is averigua, spelled A-V-E-R-I-G-U-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de averiguar.
  2. 2
    Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de averiguar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aberigua
  • aevrigua
  • aveirgua
  • avergiua
  • averigau
  • averiggua
  • averiuga
  • averrigua
  • avreigua
  • avverigua
  • vaerigua

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of averigua - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

aberigua1aevrigua2aveirgua2avergiua2averigau2averiggua1averiuga2averrigua1
Edit distance from "averigua"

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 "averigua"?
"averigua" is spelled A-V-E-R-I-G-U-A. The IPA pronunciation is [aβ̞eˈɾiɣ̞wa].
What does "averigua" mean?
As a verb, "averigua" means: Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de averiguar.
What words are commonly confused with "averigua"?
"averigua" is commonly confused with "averigüe", "averiguar", "averiguado". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "averigua"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "averigua" is [aβ̞eˈɾiɣ̞wa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "averigua" come from?
"averigua" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Bermúdez#18,166apéndice#18,152cariñosa#18,176acordaba#18,138

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

casinos11 variantsaclarado11 variantsclavado11 variantsabsorbe11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list