confiar

[kõɱˈfjaɾ]

/[kõɱˈfjaɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“confiar” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #3,471. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,471
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
16
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tener confianza o creer en los aspectos positivos y favorables de una persona o cosa.

Corpus desk

Index ES-confiar · confiar · Spanish

confiar · rank #3,471 · 10 variants · 16 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,471
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 16 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH conducta

Nearest frequency peer: conducta (-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 “confiar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “confiar” 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).

confiar vs contar
71% similar
confiar vs confío
57% similar
confiar vs copiar
71% similar

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

Key facts for confiar
PropertyValue
Headwordconfiar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[kõɱˈfjaɾ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#3,471
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “confiar”

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

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “conducta” (#3,470), “cortar” (#3,472), “computadora” (#3,469). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “confiar” va en #3,471. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around confiar (IPA [kõɱˈfjaɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #3,471 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Tener confianza o creer en los aspectos positivos y favorables de una persona o cosa.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for confiar, with forms such as "cconfiar", "cnofiar", and "cofniar". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 16 confusable-pair relationships, "contar", "confío", "copiar", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is confiar, spelled C-O-N-F-I-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tener confianza o creer en los aspectos positivos y favorables de una persona o cosa.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. «Solo él confía todavía en Matías».

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cconfiar
  • cnofiar
  • cofniar
  • confair
  • conffiar
  • confiarr
  • confira
  • conifar
  • connfiar
  • ocnfiar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

cconfiar1cnofiar2cofniar2confair2conffiar1confiarr1confira2conifar2
Edit distance from "confiar"

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 "confiar"?
"confiar" is spelled C-O-N-F-I-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [kõɱˈfjaɾ].
What does "confiar" mean?
As a verb, "confiar" means: Tener confianza o creer en los aspectos positivos y favorables de una persona o cosa.
What words are commonly confused with "confiar"?
"confiar" is commonly confused with "contar", "confío", "copiar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "confiar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "confiar" is [kõɱˈfjaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "confiar" come from?
"confiar" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

chileno#3,466derrota#3,477castigo#3,463bolívar#3,460

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

bandas10 variantsfórmula10 variantsheridos10 variantsverdes10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list