eludir

/[eluˈð̞iɾ]/ verb

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#16,834

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

6

similar word pairs

eludir is aSpanishverb. It means: Huir la dificultad, salir de ella con algún artificio, etc. Pronounced [eluˈð̞iɾ]. Often confused with evadir and elder.

Key facts for eludir
PropertyValue
Headwordeludir
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[eluˈð̞iɾ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#16,834
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for eludir is 6 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [eluˈð̞iɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #16,834 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Huir la dificultad, salir de ella con algún artificio, etc.".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for eludir, with forms such as "elduir", "elludir", and "eluddir". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "evadir", "elder", "elude", 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 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 eludir, spelled E-L-U-D-I-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Huir la dificultad, salir de ella con algún artificio, etc.

Synonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: elduir,elludir,eluddir,eludirr,eludri,eluidr,euldir,leudir

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for eludir

Misspelling Variants of "eludir"

elduir6elludir7eluddir7eludirr7eludri6eluidr6euldir6leudir6
Misspelling Variants of "eludir"

Frequency rank: #16,834 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "eludir"?
"eludir" is spelled E-L-U-D-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is [eluˈð̞iɾ].
What does "eludir" mean?
As a verb, "eludir" means: Huir la dificultad, salir de ella con algún artificio, etc.
What words are commonly confused with "eludir"?
"eludir" is commonly confused with "evadir", "elder", "elude". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "eludir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "eludir" is [eluˈð̞iɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "eludir" come from?
"eludir" 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.