erigir

[eɾiˈxiɾ]

/[eɾiˈxiɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“erigir” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #30,458. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,458
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Constituir, levantar un edificio; también fundar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-erigir · erigir · Spanish

erigir · rank #30,458 · 8 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #30,458
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH enviaban

Nearest frequency peer: enviaban (-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 “erigir”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “erigir” 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).

erigir vs exigir
83% similar
erigir vs exigió
67% similar
erigir vs exigía
50% similar

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

Key facts for erigir
PropertyValue
Headworderigir
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[eɾiˈxiɾ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#30,458
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “erigir”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.erigircae 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 “enviaban” (#30,457), “escaneo” (#30,459), “escort” (#30,460). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “erigir” va en #30,458. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around erigir (IPA [eɾiˈxiɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #30,458 among 5,243 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for erigir, with forms such as "eirgir", "ergiir", and "eriggir". 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 13 confusable-pair relationships, "exigir", "exigió", "exigía", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is erigir, spelled E-R-I-G-I-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Constituir, levantar un edificio; también fundar.
  2. 2
    Elevar a cierta condición.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Se ha erigido en nombre del presidente del partido.

This word in other languages

erect(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eirgir
  • ergiir
  • eriggir
  • erigirr
  • erigri
  • eriigr
  • errigir
  • reigir

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of erigir - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

eirgir2ergiir2eriggir1erigirr1erigri2eriigr2errigir1reigir2
Edit distance from "erigir"

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 "erigir"?
"erigir" is spelled E-R-I-G-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is [eɾiˈxiɾ].
What does "erigir" mean?
As a verb, "erigir" means: Constituir, levantar un edificio; también fundar.
What words are commonly confused with "erigir"?
"erigir" is commonly confused with "exigir", "exigió", "exigía". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "erigir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "erigir" is [eɾiˈxiɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "erigir" come from?
"erigir" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

escort#30,460enojan#30,453elegía#30,444ducado#30,439

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

figure8 variantsglobe8 variantsderrite8 variantsderbi8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list