prestar
[pɾesˈt̪aɾ]
The verdict
“prestar” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #5,550 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.
- #5,550
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Entregar a uno dinero u otra cosa para que por algún tiempo tenga el uso de ella, con la obligación de restituir igual cantidad o la cosa misma.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | prestar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [pɾesˈt̪aɾ] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #5,550 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “prestar” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for prestar is 7 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [pɾesˈt̪aɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #5,550 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for prestar, with forms such as "perstar", "pprestar", and "presatr". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "puesta", "preste", "presto", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is prestar, spelled P-R-E-S-T-A-R.
Definition
- 1Entregar a uno dinero u otra cosa para que por algún tiempo tenga el uso de ella, con la obligación de restituir igual cantidad o la cosa misma.
- 2Ayudar, asistir o contribuir al logro de una cosa.
- 3Dar o comunicar.
- 4Pedir algo prestado a alguien, confiándole en que ello se le será devuelto.
- 5Pasar algo a alguien.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: perstar,pprestar,presatr,presstar,prestarr,prestra,presttar,pretsar,prrestar,prsetar,rpestar
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of prestar - 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.
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.
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Using “prestar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-R-E-S-T-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [pɾesˈt̪aɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “puesta” - see the side-by-side comparison. prestar vs puesta
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.