besar

/[beˈsaɾ]/ verb

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#10,456

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

besar is aSpanishverb. It means: Tocar con los labios como una muestra de amor, aprecio o respeto. Pronounced [beˈsaɾ]. Often confused with beso and best.

Key facts for besar
PropertyValue
Headwordbesar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[beˈsaɾ]
Letters5
Frequency rank#10,456
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for besar is 5 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [beˈsaɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #10,456 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Tocar con los labios como una muestra de amor, aprecio o respeto.".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for besar, with forms such as "bbesar", "beasr", and "besarr". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "beso", "best", "beta", 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 besar, spelled B-E-S-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tocar con los labios como una muestra de amor, aprecio o respeto.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bbesar,beasr,besarr,besra,bessar,bsear,ebsar,vesar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for besar

Misspelling Variants of "besar"

bbesar6beasr5besarr6besra5bessar6bsear5ebsar5vesar5
Misspelling Variants of "besar"

Frequency rank: #10,456 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "besar"?
"besar" is spelled B-E-S-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [beˈsaɾ].
What does "besar" mean?
As a verb, "besar" means: Tocar con los labios como una muestra de amor, aprecio o respeto.
What words are commonly confused with "besar"?
"besar" is commonly confused with "beso", "best", "beta". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "besar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "besar" is [beˈsaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "besar" come from?
"besar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Spanish words

Other entries that begin with the letter B in our Spanish index:

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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.