estable

[esˈt̪aβ̞le]

/[esˈt̪aβ̞le]/ adj

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The verdict

“estable” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #4,160. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,160
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Capacidad de permanecer constante o que se mantiene firme y sin cambios.

Corpus desk

Index ES-estable · estable · Spanish

estable · rank #4,160 · 11 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,160
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH eras

Nearest frequency peer: eras (-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 “estable”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “estable” 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).

estable vs estaré
57% similar
estable vs estate
71% similar
estable vs estalla
71% similar

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

Key facts for estable
PropertyValue
Headwordestable
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[esˈt̪aβ̞le]
Letters7
Frequency rank#4,160
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “estable”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.establecae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “eras” (#4,159), “estreno” (#4,161), “elaboración” (#4,158). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “estable” va en #4,160. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around estable (IPA [esˈt̪aβ̞le]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #4,160 among 5,243 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for estable, with forms such as "esatble", "esstable", and "estabble". 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 12 confusable-pair relationships, "estaré", "estate", "estalla", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is estable, spelled E-S-T-A-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Capacidad de permanecer constante o que se mantiene firme y sin cambios.
  2. 2
    Elemento o compuesto que al sufrir la acción de agentes externos químicos o térmicos no produce reacción o no modifica sus características.
  3. 3
    Que es capaz de permanecer en una posición sólida sin riesgo de caerse, romperse o estropearse.
  4. 4
    Dicho de una persona, cuyo estado de salud no varía.
  5. 5
    Dicho de un sistema: que la señal de salida permanece acotada siempre y cuando la señal de entrada permanezca acotada.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Este sistema operativo es estable.
  2. Los sólidos son más estables que los gases.

Synonyms

duraderofuerteresistenteseguro

Antonyms

delicadoendeblefrágilinestable

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • esatble
  • esstable
  • estabble
  • estabel
  • establle
  • estalbe
  • estavle
  • estbale
  • esttable
  • etsable
  • setable

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of estable - 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.

esatble2esstable1estabble1estabel2establle1estalbe2estavle1estbale2
Edit distance from "estable"

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 "estable"?
"estable" is spelled E-S-T-A-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [esˈt̪aβ̞le].
What does "estable" mean?
As an adjective, "estable" means: Capacidad de permanecer constante o que se mantiene firme y sin cambios.
What words are commonly confused with "estable"?
"estable" is commonly confused with "estaré", "estate", "estalla". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "estable"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "estable" is [esˈt̪aβ̞le]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "estable" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

estreno#4,161dispone#4,155dirigir#4,154definir#4,152

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

gratuita11 variantsdesarrolla11 variantsdefiende11 variantsdedicada11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list