nadar
[naˈð̞aɾ]
The verdict
“nadar” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #10,183. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #10,183
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 1,151
- “N” headwords
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 17
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Desplazarse en el agua u otro líquido por los propios medios, impulsándose por desplazamiento del medio fluido.
Corpus desk
Index ES-nadar · nadar · Spanish
nadar · rank #10,183 · 6 variants · 17 confusables
- FREQ-MID #10,183
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
- VAR-MID 6 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,151
- PHOTO-FINISH Mármol
Nearest frequency peer: Mármol (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “nadar”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- monetario
monetario
89,821 corpus weight
- muestre
muestre
89,820 corpus weight
- Mármol
Mármol
89,819 corpus weight
- nadar
nadar
89,818 corpus weight
- narco
narco
89,817 corpus weight
- necesitaban
necesitaban
89,816 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “nadar” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | nadar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [naˈð̞aɾ] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #10,183 |
| Misspellings tracked | 6 |
| Confusable pairs | 17 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Dónde se sitúa “nadar” en la frecuencia del español
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 6 spelling variants around nadar (IPA [naˈð̞aɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #10,183 among 1,151 “N” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for nadar, with forms such as "naadr", "nadarr", and "naddar". 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 17 confusable-pair relationships, "nasa", "nata", "near", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is nadar, spelled N-A-D-A-R.
Definition
- 1Desplazarse en el agua u otro líquido por los propios medios, impulsándose por desplazamiento del medio fluido.
- 2Por extensión, flotar en un medio líquido.
- 3Practicar la natación (o cualquier otro deporte acuático afín) o participar en competencias de esta disciplina.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how nadar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Y a la hora de comer te das cuenta de que te han llevado a un 'bar de fritangas' donde lo único que saben hacer es precisamente eso: fritangas. Mi plato: unas judías verdes y unos guisantes, todo mal cocido nadando en aceite.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- naadr
- nadarr
- naddar
- nadra
- ndaar
- nnadar
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of nadar - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "nadar", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "nadar". Here's where to go from here.
- "nadar" maps to 17 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "nasa". View pair
- 6 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #10,183 among Spanish headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more Spanish words in the "N" letter cohort. N–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.