nivelar

[niβ̞eˈlaɾ]

/[niβ̞eˈlaɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“nivelar” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #42,047. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#42,047
frequency rank, Spanish
1,151
“N” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hacer que una superficie o plano quede en perfecta posición horizontal.

Corpus desk

Index ES-nivelar · nivelar · Spanish

nivelar · rank #42,047 · 11 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #42,047
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH nostálgicos

Nearest frequency peer: nostálgicos (+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 “nivelar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “nivelar” 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).

nivelar vs novela
71% similar
nivelar vs niveles
71% similar
nivelar vs novelas
71% similar

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

Key facts for nivelar
PropertyValue
Headwordnivelar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[niβ̞eˈlaɾ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#42,047
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “nivelar”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).nivelarcae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “nostálgicos” (#42,048), “necrosis” (#42,045), “náuticas” (#42,049). Entre 1,151 lemas con “N”, “nivelar” va en #42,047. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around nivelar (IPA [niβ̞eˈlaɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #42,047 among 1,151 “N” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for nivelar, with forms such as "invelar", "nibelar", and "nievlar". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "novela", "niveles", "novelas", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is nivelar, spelled N-I-V-E-L-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hacer que una superficie o plano quede en perfecta posición horizontal.
  2. 2
    Hacer que dos cosas queden a la misma altura.
  3. 3
    Hacer que la tierra, el suelo o alguna superficie queden parejos o lisos, sin altos ni bajos, sin cuestas ni huecos.
  4. 4
    Poner un ser (material o inmaterial) al mismo nivel o en igualdad con otro. Hacerlos iguales en categoría, condición, apariencia o características.
  5. 5
    Emplear el nivel (instrumento) para establecer si algo está en la posición horizontal justa.
  6. 6
    Establecer la diferencia de altura que hay entre dos puntos de un terreno.

Synonyms

alisarallanaremparejarigualar

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • invelar
  • nibelar
  • nievlar
  • nivealr
  • nivelarr
  • nivellar
  • nivelra
  • nivlear
  • nivvelar
  • nnivelar
  • nvielar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of nivelar - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

invelar2nibelar1nievlar2nivealr2nivelarr1nivellar1nivelra2nivlear2
Edit distance from "nivelar"

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 "nivelar"?
"nivelar" is spelled N-I-V-E-L-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [niβ̞eˈlaɾ].
What does "nivelar" mean?
As a verb, "nivelar" means: Hacer que una superficie o plano quede en perfecta posición horizontal.
What words are commonly confused with "nivelar"?
"nivelar" is commonly confused with "novela", "niveles", "novelas". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "nivelar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nivelar" is [niβ̞eˈlaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "nivelar" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

naviera#42,044obscena#42,050peligra#42,067Massimo#42,022

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

náuticas11 variantsmonolito11 variantspalomita11 variantspatrañas11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list