pesar

[peˈsaɾ]

/[peˈsaɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“pesar” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #526. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#526
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Establecer el peso o la masa de algo, en particular empleando un instrumento para tal efecto.

Corpus desk

Index ES-pesar · pesar · Spanish

pesar · rank #526 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #526
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH nuestras

Nearest frequency peer: nuestras (-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 “pesar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “pesar” 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).

pesar vs peso
60% similar
pesar vs pisa
60% similar
pesar vs posa
60% similar

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

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

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “pesar”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).pesarcae 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 “nuestras” (#525), “tampoco” (#527), “libertad” (#524). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “pesar” va en #526. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around pesar (IPA [peˈsaɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #526 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for pesar, with forms such as "epsar", "peasr", and "pesarr". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, 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, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 pesar, spelled P-E-S-A-R.

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

ponderar

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • epsar
  • peasr
  • pesarr
  • pesra
  • pessar
  • ppesar
  • psear

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of pesar - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

epsar2peasr2pesarr1pesra2pessar1ppesar1psear2
Edit distance from "pesar"

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 "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. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

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

Chile7 variantsmucha7 variantsabril7 variantscampo7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list