nivelar

/[niβ̞eˈlaɾ]/ verb

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#42,047

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

5

similar word pairs

nivelar is aSpanishverb. It means: Hacer que una superficie o plano quede en perfecta posición horizontal. Pronounced [niβ̞eˈlaɾ]. Often confused with novela and niveles.

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

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for nivelar is 7 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [niβ̞eˈlaɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #42,047 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for nivelar, with forms such as "invelar", "nibelar", and "nievlar". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "novela", "niveles", "novelas", 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 nivelar, spelled N-I-V-E-L-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: invelar,nibelar,nievlar,nivealr,nivelarr,nivellar,nivelra,nivlear,nivvelar,nnivelar,nvielar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for nivelar

Misspelling Variants of "nivelar"

invelar7nibelar7nievlar7nivealr7nivelarr8nivellar8nivelra7nivlear7
Misspelling Variants of "nivelar"

Frequency rank: #42,047 in Spanish

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?
"nivelar" 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.