establecer

[est̪aβ̞leˈseɾ]

/[est̪aβ̞leˈseɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“establecer” has 17 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #2,079. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,079
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Iniciar o crear una institución, organismo u otra cosa que pasa a tener existencia y actividad.

Corpus desk

Index ES-establecer · establecer · Spanish

establecer · rank #2,079 · 17 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,079
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH década

Nearest frequency peer: década (-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 “establecer”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “establecer” 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).

establecer vs estableció
80% similar
establecer vs establecía
80% similar
establecer vs establecerá
91% similar

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

Key facts for establecer
PropertyValue
Headwordestablecer
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[est̪aβ̞leˈseɾ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#2,079
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “establecer”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.establecercae 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 “década” (#2,078), “famoso” (#2,080), “dictadura” (#2,077). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “establecer” va en #2,079. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around establecer (IPA [est̪aβ̞leˈseɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #2,079 among 5,243 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for establecer, with forms such as "esatblecer", "esstablecer", and "estabblecer". 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 9 confusable-pair relationships, "estableció", "establecía", "establecerá", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is establecer, spelled E-S-T-A-B-L-E-C-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Iniciar o crear una institución, organismo u otra cosa que pasa a tener existencia y actividad.
  2. 2
    Crear un conjunto de reglas para ordenar y sancionar lo permitido y lo prohibido.
  3. 3
    Dejar asentado un principio, idea o teoría.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Establecer un orfanato. Establecer una monarquía.
  2. Establecer un reglamento.

Synonyms

fundarinstituirlevantardecretarordenardeterminarcomprobaraveriguar

This word in other languages

estabelecer(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • esatblecer
  • esstablecer
  • estabblecer
  • estabelcer
  • establceer
  • estableccer
  • establecerr
  • establecre
  • estableecr
  • estableser
  • establlecer
  • estalbecer
  • estavlecer
  • estbalecer
  • esttablecer
  • etsablecer
  • setablecer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

esatblecer2esstablecer1estabblecer1estabelcer2establceer2estableccer1establecerr1establecre2
Edit distance from "establecer"

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 "establecer"?
"establecer" is spelled E-S-T-A-B-L-E-C-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [est̪aβ̞leˈseɾ].
What does "establecer" mean?
As a verb, "establecer" means: Iniciar o crear una institución, organismo u otra cosa que pasa a tener existencia y actividad.
What words are commonly confused with "establecer"?
"establecer" is commonly confused with "estableció", "establecía", "establecerá". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "establecer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "establecer" is [est̪aβ̞leˈseɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "establecer" come from?
"establecer" 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 "establecer", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

convertido#2,107Inglaterra#2,117nuevamente#2,040industrial#2,031

Similar misspelling depth

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

comerciales17 variantsfundamental17 variantssentimiento17 variantssituaciones17 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list