edificar

/[eð̞ifiˈkaɾ]/ verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#30,440

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

edificar is aSpanishverb. It means: Levantar, construir o encargar la construcción de un edificio Pronounced [eð̞ifiˈkaɾ]. Often confused with edificio and edificado.

Key facts for edificar
PropertyValue
Headwordedificar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[eð̞ifiˈkaɾ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#30,440
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for edificar is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [eð̞ifiˈkaɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #30,440 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for edificar, with forms such as "deificar", "eddificar", and "edfiicar". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "edificio", "edificado", "edificada", 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 edificar, spelled E-D-I-F-I-C-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Levantar, construir o encargar la construcción de un edificio
  2. 2
    Incitar en los demás, sentimientos o actitudes elevadas
  3. 3
    Establecer, sentar las bases de algo

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: deificar,eddificar,edfiicar,edifciar,edifficar,edifiacr,edificarr,edificcar,edificra,ediifcar,eidficar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for edificar

Misspelling Variants of "edificar"

deificar8eddificar9edfiicar8edifciar8edifficar9edifiacr8edificarr9edificcar9
Misspelling Variants of "edificar"

Frequency rank: #30,440 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "edificar"?
"edificar" is spelled E-D-I-F-I-C-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [eð̞ifiˈkaɾ].
What does "edificar" mean?
As a verb, "edificar" means: Levantar, construir o encargar la construcción de un edificio
What words are commonly confused with "edificar"?
"edificar" is commonly confused with "edificio", "edificado", "edificada". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "edificar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "edificar" is [eð̞ifiˈkaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "edificar" come from?
"edificar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.