given

//ˈgɪv.ən// verb

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#48,438

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

16

similar word pairs

given is aSpanishverb. It means: Participio pasado del verbo (to) give. Pronounced /ˈgɪv.ən/. Often confused with Glen and green.

Key facts for given
PropertyValue
Headwordgiven
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ˈgɪv.ən/
Letters5
Frequency rank#48,438
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of given in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for given is 5 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈgɪv.ən/. Corpus data places it at rank #48,438 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Participio pasado del verbo (to) give.".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for given, with forms such as "ggiven", "giben", and "gievn". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 16 confusable-pair relationships, "Glen", "green", "griten", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is given, spelled G-I-V-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Participio pasado del verbo (to) give.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ggiven,giben,gievn,givenn,givne,givven,gvien,igven

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for given

Misspelling Variants of "given"

ggiven6giben5gievn5givenn6givne5givven6gvien5igven5
Misspelling Variants of "given"

Frequency rank: #48,438 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "given"?
"given" is spelled G-I-V-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈgɪv.ən/.
What does "given" mean?
As a verb, "given" means: Participio pasado del verbo (to) give.
What words are commonly confused with "given"?
"given" is commonly confused with "Glen", "green", "griten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "given"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "given" is /ˈgɪv.ən/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "given" come from?
"given" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.