equivocarse

[ekiβ̞oˈkaɾse]

/[ekiβ̞oˈkaɾse]/ verb

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The verdict

“equivocarse” has 17 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #22,001. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,001
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hacer que uno padezca una equivocación.

Corpus desk

Index ES-equivocarse · equivocarse · Spanish

equivocarse · rank #22,001 · 17 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #22,001
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH entregarse

Nearest frequency peer: entregarse (-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 “equivocarse”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “equivocarse” 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).

equivocarse vs equivocaste
82% similar
equivocarse vs equivocar
82% similar
equivocarse vs equivocaron
82% similar

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

Key facts for equivocarse
PropertyValue
Headwordequivocarse
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ekiβ̞oˈkaɾse]
Letters11
Frequency rank#22,001
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “equivocarse”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.equivocarsecae 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 “entregarse” (#22,000), “escalofriante” (#22,002), “esclarecer” (#22,003). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “equivocarse” va en #22,001. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around equivocarse (IPA [ekiβ̞oˈkaɾse]), averb. Corpus frequency is #22,001 among 5,243 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for equivocarse, with forms such as "eqiuvocarse", "eqquivocarse", and "equibocarse". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "equivocaste", "equivocar", "equivocaron", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is equivocarse, spelled E-Q-U-I-V-O-C-A-R-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hacer que uno padezca una equivocación.
  2. 2
    Tener dos cosas mucho parecido y resultar difícil distinguirlas.
  3. 3
    Errarse.
  4. 4
    Cometer una falta o equivocación.
  5. 5
    Tomar una decisión inadecuada.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. «En mi lenguaje considero que el amor materno está en todos los billones de células de una madre, sea cual fuere su condición intelectual, económica o social, y que la destacada parisina Badinger se equivocó. El amor materno debe ser fluido, divino (no sé si con alguna estructura química) que Dios ha puesto en todo el organismo materno».
  2. «En este sentido, el abogado andaluz afirmó que “la familia no se equivocó al depositar su confianza en la policía”. Las palabras de Escuredo no hacían más que confirmar el profundo estado de dolor, recluimiento y silencio en el que se encuentran sumidos los familiares de Anabel».

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eqiuvocarse
  • eqquivocarse
  • equibocarse
  • equiovcarse
  • equivcoarse
  • equivoacrse
  • equivocarce
  • equivocares
  • equivocarrse
  • equivocarsse
  • equivocasre
  • equivoccarse
  • equivocrase
  • equivvocarse
  • equviocarse
  • euqivocarse
  • qeuivocarse

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of equivocarse - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

eqiuvocarse2eqquivocarse1equibocarse1equiovcarse2equivcoarse2equivoacrse2equivocarce1equivocares2
Edit distance from "equivocarse"

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 "equivocarse"?
"equivocarse" is spelled E-Q-U-I-V-O-C-A-R-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ekiβ̞oˈkaɾse].
What does "equivocarse" mean?
As a verb, "equivocarse" means: Hacer que uno padezca una equivocación.
What words are commonly confused with "equivocarse"?
"equivocarse" is commonly confused with "equivocaste", "equivocar", "equivocaron". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "equivocarse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "equivocarse" is [ekiβ̞oˈkaɾse]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "equivocarse" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

fronterizas17 variantsdemandantes17 variantscontractual17 variantsimpactantes17 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list