girar

[xiˈɾaɾ]

/[xiˈɾaɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“girar” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #9,462. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,462
frequency rank, Spanish
1,728
“G” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hacer mover a algún objeto en forma de círculo alrededor de un eje o centro.

Corpus desk

Index ES-girar · girar · Spanish

girar · rank #9,462 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,462
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,728
  • PHOTO-FINISH gastado

Nearest frequency peer: gastado (-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 “girar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “girar” 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).

girar vs gran
60% similar
girar vs giro
60% similar
girar vs girl
60% similar

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

Key facts for girar
PropertyValue
Headwordgirar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[xiˈɾaɾ]
Letters5
Frequency rank#9,462
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “girar”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).girarcae 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 “gastado” (#9,461), “girl” (#9,463), “ganarse” (#9,460). Entre 1,728 lemas con “G”, “girar” va en #9,462. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around girar (IPA [xiˈɾaɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #9,462 among 1,728 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for girar, with forms such as "ggirar", "giarr", and "girarr". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "gran", "giro", "girl", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, 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 girar, spelled G-I-R-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hacer mover a algún objeto en forma de círculo alrededor de un eje o centro.
  2. 2
    Transferir dinero.
  3. 3
    Remitir una orden de pago.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ggirar
  • giarr
  • girarr
  • girrar
  • griar
  • igrar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ggirar1giarr2girarr1girrar1griar2igrar2
Edit distance from "girar"

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 "girar"?
"girar" is spelled G-I-R-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [xiˈɾaɾ].
What does "girar" mean?
As a verb, "girar" means: Hacer mover a algún objeto en forma de círculo alrededor de un eje o centro.
What words are commonly confused with "girar"?
"girar" is commonly confused with "gran", "giro", "girl". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "girar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "girar" is [xiˈɾaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "girar" come from?
"girar" 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 "girar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

finde#9,457donar#9,443Colas#9,422caros#9,416

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

girl6 variantspack6 variantsveré6 variantsriego6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list