gestar

[xesˈt̪aɾ]

/[xesˈt̪aɾ]/ verb

The verdict

“gestar” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #49,676. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#49,676
frequency rank, Spanish
1,728
“G” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
18
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Llevar el embrión (y luego feto) en el útero y sustentarlo desde la concepción hasta el parto.

Corpus desk

Index ES-gestar · gestar · Spanish

gestar · rank #49,676 · 9 variants · 18 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #49,676
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 18 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,728
  • PHOTO-FINISH germánica

Nearest frequency peer: germánica (-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 “gestar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “gestar” 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).

gestar vs gusta
67% similar
gestar vs gesto
67% similar
gestar vs gustan
67% similar

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

Key facts for gestar
PropertyValue
Headwordgestar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[xesˈt̪aɾ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#49,676
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “gestar”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).gestarcae 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 “germánica” (#49,675), “Giulio” (#49,677), “Genil” (#49,674). Entre 1,728 lemas con “G”, “gestar” va en #49,676. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around gestar (IPA [xesˈt̪aɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #49,676 among 1,728 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for gestar, with forms such as "egstar", "gesatr", and "gesstar". 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 18 confusable-pair relationships, "gusta", "gesto", "gustan", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is gestar, spelled G-E-S-T-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Llevar el embrión (y luego feto) en el útero y sustentarlo desde la concepción hasta el parto.
  2. 2
    Por analogía, llevar o dar forma y existencia a algo desde su idea o concepto inicial hasta su posterior desarrollo o realización.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. se aprecia que 11% de las adolescentes tienen un hijo o gestan por primera vez, y un 1 ,4% tiene dos hijos o tiene uno y está gestando el segundo
  2. han surgido elementos innovadores en el ejercicio gubernamental, en el que se está gestando una nueva relación entre las autoridades y la sociedad

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egstar
  • gesatr
  • gesstar
  • gestarr
  • gestra
  • gesttar
  • getsar
  • ggestar
  • gsetar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

egstar2gesatr2gesstar1gestarr1gestra2gesttar1getsar2ggestar1
Edit distance from "gestar"

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 "gestar"?
"gestar" is spelled G-E-S-T-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [xesˈt̪aɾ].
What does "gestar" mean?
As a verb, "gestar" means: Llevar el embrión (y luego feto) en el útero y sustentarlo desde la concepción hasta el parto.
What words are commonly confused with "gestar"?
"gestar" is commonly confused with "gusta", "gesto", "gustan". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gestar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gestar" is [xesˈt̪aɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gestar" come from?
"gestar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list