ayudar

[aʝuˈð̞aɾ]

/[aʝuˈð̞aɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“ayudar” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #759. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#759
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Contribuir esfuerzo o recursos para la realización de algo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-ayudar · ayudar · Spanish

ayudar · rank #759 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #759
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH Sola

Nearest frequency peer: Sola (-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 “ayudar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “ayudar” 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).

ayudar vs ayude
67% similar
ayudar vs ayudo
67% similar
ayudar vs azúcar
50% similar

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

Key facts for ayudar
PropertyValue
Headwordayudar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[aʝuˈð̞aɾ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#759
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “ayudar”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).ayudarcae 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 “Sola” (#758), “canción” (#760), “relaciones” (#757). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “ayudar” va en #759. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around ayudar (IPA [aʝuˈð̞aɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #759 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for ayudar, with forms such as "auydar", "ayduar", and "ayuadr". 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, "ayude", "ayudo", "azúcar", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is ayudar, spelled A-Y-U-D-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Contribuir esfuerzo o recursos para la realización de algo.
  2. 2
    Por antonomasia, cooperar a que alguno salga de una situación dificultosa.
  3. 3
    Emplear el jinete todos los medios para hacer conocer su voluntad al caballo.
  4. 4
    Hacer una contribución monetaria a una persona que se halla en dificultades o aprietos de índole económica.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. este comedio llegaron quatro naos de Portugal, e mosén Charles rogó al capitán que le ayudase a tomarlas, por quanto heran henemigos de Françia, que ayudavan a los yngleses.
  2. Cómo el rey don Pedro se fue del reyno, buscando quien le ayudase, por quanto la mayor parte de los cavalleros de Castilla se alçavan contra él.

Synonyms

asistirauxiliarcolaborarfavorecerarrimar el hombroechar una manotender la manoechar un cableechar un capoteir a unasocorrer la plazaampararasistirauxiliarsocorrer

Antonyms

estorbarabandonardesamparar

This word in other languages

help(English)aider(Français)helfen(Deutsch)ajudar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • auydar
  • ayduar
  • ayuadr
  • ayudarr
  • ayuddar
  • ayudra
  • ayyudar
  • yaudar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

auydar2ayduar2ayuadr2ayudarr1ayuddar1ayudra2ayyudar1yaudar2
Edit distance from "ayudar"

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 "ayudar"?
"ayudar" is spelled A-Y-U-D-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [aʝuˈð̞aɾ].
What does "ayudar" mean?
As a verb, "ayudar" means: Contribuir esfuerzo o recursos para la realización de algo.
What words are commonly confused with "ayudar"?
"ayudar" is commonly confused with "ayude", "ayudo", "azúcar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ayudar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ayudar" is [aʝuˈð̞aɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ayudar" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

puerta#755fútbol#766juegos#745estilo#742

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

puerto8 variantsbusca8 variantsespera8 variantsfuente8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list