pesar

/[peˈsaɾ]/ verb

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#526

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

pesar is aSpanishverb. It means: Establecer el peso o la masa de algo, en particular empleando un instrumento para tal efecto. Pronounced [peˈsaɾ]. It ranks #526 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with peso and pisa.

Key facts for pesar
PropertyValue
Headwordpesar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[peˈsaɾ]
Letters5
Frequency rank#526
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for pesar is 5 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [peˈsaɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #526 in overall Spanish word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for pesar, with forms such as "epsar", "peasr", and "pesarr". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "peso", "pisa", "posa", 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 pesar, spelled P-E-S-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Establecer el peso o la masa de algo, en particular empleando un instrumento para tal efecto.
  2. 2
    Evaluar los diferentes aspectos de algo para hacer un juicio al respecto.
  3. 3
    Determinar la importancia relativa (peso) de los elementos de un conjunto para llegar a la media ponderada.

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: epsar,peasr,pesarr,pesra,pessar,ppesar,psear

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for pesar

Misspelling Variants of "pesar"

epsar5peasr5pesarr6pesra5pessar6ppesar6psear5
Misspelling Variants of "pesar"

Frequency rank: #526 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pesar"?
"pesar" is spelled P-E-S-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [peˈsaɾ].
What does "pesar" mean?
As a verb, "pesar" means: Establecer el peso o la masa de algo, en particular empleando un instrumento para tal efecto.
What words are commonly confused with "pesar"?
"pesar" is commonly confused with "peso", "pisa", "posa". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pesar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pesar" is [peˈsaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pesar" come from?
"pesar" 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.