ayer

[aˈʝeɾ]

/[aˈʝeɾ]/ noun

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The verdict

“ayer” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #701. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#701
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Día inmediatamente anterior al de hoy.

Corpus desk

Index ES-ayer · ayer · Spanish

ayer · rank #701 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #701
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH aquellos

Nearest frequency peer: aquellos (-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 “ayer”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “ayer” 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).

ayer vs ayo
50% similar
ayer vs azar
50% similar
ayer vs azur
50% similar

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

Key facts for ayer
PropertyValue
Headwordayer
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[aˈʝeɾ]
Letters4
Frequency rank#701
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “ayer”

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

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “aquellos” (#700), “blanco” (#702), “ah” (#699). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “ayer” va en #701. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around ayer (IPA [aˈʝeɾ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #701 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for ayer, with forms such as "aeyr", "ayerr", and "ayre". 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, "ayo", "azar", "azur", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is ayer, spelled A-Y-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Día inmediatamente anterior al de hoy.
  2. 2
    Por extensión, época recientemente pasada.
  3. 3
    Por extensión, época pasada cualquiera.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how ayer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ayer fue un día de caras largas en la Selección.
  2. pero también el hombre olvida allí su pena en su locura insana, ríe, y canta, y devánase su vida que entre el ayer se enreda y el mañana.

This word in other languages

yesterday(English)hier(Français)gestern(Deutsch)ontem(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aeyr
  • ayerr
  • ayre
  • ayyer
  • yaer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ayer - 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.

aeyr2ayerr1ayre2ayyer1yaer2
Edit distance from "ayer"

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 "ayer"?
"ayer" is spelled A-Y-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [aˈʝeɾ].
What does "ayer" mean?
As a noun, "ayer" means: Día inmediatamente anterior al de hoy.
What words are commonly confused with "ayer"?
"ayer" is commonly confused with "ayo", "azar", "azur". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ayer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ayer" is [aˈʝeɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ayer" come from?
"ayer" 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 "ayer", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

niño#690nota#712vaya#718aire#734

Similar misspelling depth

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

llegó5 variantsdije5 variantsduda5 variantsluis5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list