notar

[noˈt̪aɾ]

/[noˈt̪aɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“notar” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #5,234. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,234
frequency rank, Spanish
1,151
“N” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Señalar o marcar algo para que se conozca o se advierta.

Corpus desk

Index ES-notar · notar · Spanish

notar · rank #5,234 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,234
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH Navarra

Nearest frequency peer: Navarra (-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 “notar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “notar” 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).

notar vs note
60% similar
notar vs noto
60% similar
notar vs nova
60% similar

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

Key facts for notar
PropertyValue
Headwordnotar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[noˈt̪aɾ]
Letters5
Frequency rank#5,234
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “notar”

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

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “Navarra” (#5,233), “obtiene” (#5,235), “naturalmente” (#5,232). Entre 1,151 lemas con “N”, “notar” va en #5,234. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around notar (IPA [noˈt̪aɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #5,234 among 1,151 “N” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for notar, with forms such as "nnotar", "noatr", and "notarr". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "note", "noto", "nova", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 notar, spelled N-O-T-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Señalar o marcar algo para que se conozca o se advierta.
  2. 2
    Observar o advertir.
  3. 3
    Apuntar brevemente alguna cosa para extenderla después o acordarse de ella.
  4. 4
    Poner notas advertencias o reparos a los libros o escritos.
  5. 5
    Dictar para que otro escriba.
  6. 6
    Censurar, reprender o reparar las acciones de alguno.

This word in other languages

note(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • nnotar
  • noatr
  • notarr
  • notra
  • nottar
  • ntoar
  • ontar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of notar - 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.

nnotar1noatr2notarr1notra2nottar1ntoar2ontar2
Edit distance from "notar"

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 "notar"?
"notar" is spelled N-O-T-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [noˈt̪aɾ].
What does "notar" mean?
As a verb, "notar" means: Señalar o marcar algo para que se conozca o se advierta.
What words are commonly confused with "notar"?
"notar" is commonly confused with "note", "noto", "nova". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "notar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "notar" is [noˈt̪aɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "notar" come from?
"notar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

piano#5,241judío#5,222ramas#5,248Horno#5,214

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

horror7 variantssales7 variantssepas7 variantstrama7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list