confirmar

[kõɱfiɾˈmaɾ]

/[kõɱfiɾˈmaɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“confirmar” has 14 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #4,775. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,775
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
14
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Corroborar la verdad de una afirmación o un hecho supuesto, o la certeza de una cosa.

Corpus desk

Index ES-confirmar · confirmar · Spanish

confirmar · rank #4,775 · 14 variants · 14 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,775
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 14 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH colectivos

Nearest frequency peer: colectivos (-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 “confirmar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “confirmar” 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).

confirmar vs conforma
78% similar
confirmar vs confirmo
78% similar
confirmar vs confirme
78% similar

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

Key facts for confirmar
PropertyValue
Headwordconfirmar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[kõɱfiɾˈmaɾ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#4,775
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “confirmar”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).confirmarcae 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 “colectivos” (#4,774), “contaminación” (#4,776), “cocinar” (#4,773). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “confirmar” va en #4,775. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around confirmar (IPA [kõɱfiɾˈmaɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #4,775 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for confirmar, with forms such as "cconfirmar", "cnofirmar", and "cofnirmar". 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 14 confusable-pair relationships, "conforma", "confirmo", "confirme", 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 any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is confirmar, spelled C-O-N-F-I-R-M-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Corroborar la verdad de una afirmación o un hecho supuesto, o la certeza de una cosa.
  2. 2
    Dar una segunda aprobación a algo ya acordado.
  3. 3
    Dar prueba definitiva de una afirmación.
  4. 4
    Repetir lo dicho por otros, siendo una prueba suplementaria de dicha afirmación.
  5. 5
    Darle una mayor seguridad a alguien en sus convicciones.
  6. 6
    Dicho de un cargo o empleo: Asegurar el jefe competente que la persona sigue en el puesto o empleo.
  7. 7
    En la religión católica, administrar el sacramento de la confirmación.

Synonyms

comprobarratificarcorroborarreafirmarrevalidarreiterar

Antonyms

descartardesmentirdescartarrefutar

This word in other languages

confirm(English)bestätigen(Deutsch)confirmar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cconfirmar
  • cnofirmar
  • cofnirmar
  • conffirmar
  • confimrar
  • confiramr
  • confirmarr
  • confirmmar
  • confirmra
  • confirrmar
  • confrimar
  • conifrmar
  • connfirmar
  • ocnfirmar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

cconfirmar1cnofirmar2cofnirmar2conffirmar1confimrar2confiramr2confirmarr1confirmmar1
Edit distance from "confirmar"

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 "confirmar"?
"confirmar" is spelled C-O-N-F-I-R-M-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [kõɱfiɾˈmaɾ].
What does "confirmar" mean?
As a verb, "confirmar" means: Corroborar la verdad de una afirmación o un hecho supuesto, o la certeza de una cosa.
What words are commonly confused with "confirmar"?
"confirmar" is commonly confused with "conforma", "confirmo", "confirme". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "confirmar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "confirmar" is [kõɱfiɾˈmaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "confirmar" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

descansar#4,779descargar#4,780asistente#4,766grabación#4,793

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

estudiando14 variantsorganizada14 variantsobligados14 variantspracticar14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list