investir

[ĩmbesˈt̪iɾ]

/[ĩmbesˈt̪iɾ]/ verb

The verdict

“investir” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #71,156 among 3,428 “I” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,156
frequency rank, Spanish
3,428
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Conferir una dignidad o cargo importante.

Corpus desk

Index ES-investir · investir · Spanish

investir · rank #71,156 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #71,156
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,428
  • PHOTO-FINISH investigation

Nearest frequency peer: investigation (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “investir”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “investir” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for investir
PropertyValue
Headwordinvestir
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ĩmbesˈt̪iɾ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#71,156
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “investir” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).investircae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “investigation” (#71,155), “invidentes” (#71,157), “invertiría” (#71,154). Entre 3,428 lemas con “I”, “investir” va en #71,156. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

investir is uncommon Spanish at frequency #71,156 among 3,428 “I” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ĩmbesˈt̪iɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for investir, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 investir, spelled I-N-V-E-S-T-I-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Conferir una dignidad o cargo importante.
  2. 2
    Plasmar una cualidad en alguien.

Synonyms

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 "investir"?
"investir" is spelled I-N-V-E-S-T-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ĩmbesˈt̪iɾ].
What does "investir" mean?
As a verb, "investir" means: Conferir una dignidad o cargo importante.
How do you pronounce "investir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "investir" is [ĩmbesˈt̪iɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "investir" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list