convidar

[kõmbiˈð̞aɾ]

/[kõmbiˈð̞aɾ]/ verb

The verdict

“convidar” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #91,771 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#91,771
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Rogar una persona a otra que la acompañe a comer o a una función.

Corpus desk

Index ES-convidar · convidar · Spanish

convidar · rank #91,771 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #91,771
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH convexos

Nearest frequency peer: convexos (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “convidar”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “convidar” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for convidar
PropertyValue
Headwordconvidar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[kõmbiˈð̞aɾ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#91,771
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “convidar” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.convidarcae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “convexos” (#91,770), “convulsionada” (#91,772), “conversaban” (#91,769). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “convidar” va en #91,771. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

convidar is uncommon Spanish at frequency #91,771 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [kõmbiˈð̞aɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for convidar, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is convidar, spelled C-O-N-V-I-D-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Rogar una persona a otra que la acompañe a comer o a una función.
  2. 2
    Mover, incitar.
  3. 3
    Ofrecer una porción de alimento a alguien.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. (...) y, aunque él quisiera en aquel mesmo punto ver si estaban en sazón de trasladarlos del caldero al estómago, lo dejó de hacer, porque los cabreros los quitaron del fuego, y, tendiendo por el suelo unas pieles de ovejas, aderezaron con mucha priesa su rústica mesa y convidaron a los dos, con muestras de muy buena voluntad, con lo que tenían.
  2. Un ratón que vivía en la ciudad, yendo de camino, fue convidado por otro ratón, que vivía en el campo, y en su guarida le dio a comer bellotas, habas y cebada muy amigablemente.

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 "convidar"?
"convidar" is spelled C-O-N-V-I-D-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [kõmbiˈð̞aɾ].
What does "convidar" mean?
As a verb, "convidar" means: Rogar una persona a otra que la acompañe a comer o a una función.
How do you pronounce "convidar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "convidar" is [kõmbiˈð̞aɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "convidar" come from?
"convidar" 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 "convidar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list