borrar

[boˈraɾ]

/[boˈraɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“borrar” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #5,586. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,586
frequency rank, Spanish
2,459
“B” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hacer que desaparezca lo escrito, trazado o pintado con una goma, borrador u otro material.

Corpus desk

Index ES-borrar · borrar · Spanish

borrar · rank #5,586 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,586
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,459
  • PHOTO-FINISH bill

Nearest frequency peer: bill (-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 “borrar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “borrar” 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).

borrar vs borro
67% similar
borrar vs botar
67% similar
borrar vs borré
67% similar

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

Key facts for borrar
PropertyValue
Headwordborrar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[boˈraɾ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#5,586
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “borrar”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.borrarcae 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 “bill” (#5,585), “beca” (#5,584), “can” (#5,588). Entre 2,459 lemas con “B”, “borrar” va en #5,586. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around borrar (IPA [boˈraɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #5,586 among 2,459 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for borrar, with forms such as "bborrar", "borar", and "borarr". 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, "borro", "botar", "borré", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is borrar, spelled B-O-R-R-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hacer que desaparezca lo escrito, trazado o pintado con una goma, borrador u otro material.
  2. 2
    Tachar lo escrito para indicar que no es válido.
  3. 3
    Hacer que algo desaparezca.
  4. 4
    Desaparecer el recuerdo de algo.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Leído lo último que escribí, me han dado intenciones de borrarlo, pues si los conceptos de Eufrasia me resultan hermosos y sinceros, como producto inmediato de la realidad, los míos se me antojan artificiosos y de poco fuste
  2. La dicha no consiguió borrar en el espíritu de Marius otras preocupaciones

Synonyms

olvidar

This word in other languages

erase(English)effacer(Français)ausradieren(Deutsch)apagar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bborrar
  • borar
  • borarr
  • borrarr
  • borrra
  • brorar
  • obrrar
  • vorrar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bborrar1borar1borarr2borrarr1borrra2brorar2obrrar2vorrar1
Edit distance from "borrar"

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 "borrar"?
"borrar" is spelled B-O-R-R-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [boˈraɾ].
What does "borrar" mean?
As a verb, "borrar" means: Hacer que desaparezca lo escrito, trazado o pintado con una goma, borrador u otro material.
What words are commonly confused with "borrar"?
"borrar" is commonly confused with "borro", "botar", "borré". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "borrar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "borrar" is [boˈraɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "borrar" come from?
"borrar" 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 "borrar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

autora#5,583clubes#5,592compré#5,594agrega#5,577

Similar misspelling depth

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

click8 variantsahorrar8 variantssobra8 variantssexta8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list