prestar

/[pɾesˈt̪aɾ]/ verb

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#5,550

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

prestar is aSpanishverb. It means: 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. Pronounced [pɾesˈt̪aɾ]. It ranks #5,550 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with puesta and preste.

Key facts for prestar
PropertyValue
Headwordprestar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[pɾesˈt̪aɾ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#5,550
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for prestar is 7 letters long, classified as averb, 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 Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for prestar, with forms such as "perstar", "pprestar", and "presatr". 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, "puesta", "preste", "presto", 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 prestar, spelled P-R-E-S-T-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    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.
  2. 2
    Ayudar, asistir o contribuir al logro de una cosa.
  3. 3
    Dar o comunicar.
  4. 4
    Pedir algo prestado a alguien, confiándole en que ello se le será devuelto.
  5. 5
    Pasar 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

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for prestar

Misspelling Variants of "prestar"

perstar7pprestar8presatr7presstar8prestarr8prestra7presttar8pretsar7
Misspelling Variants of "prestar"

Frequency rank: #5,550 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "prestar"?
"prestar" is spelled P-R-E-S-T-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [pɾesˈt̪aɾ].
What does "prestar" mean?
As a verb, "prestar" means: 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.
What words are commonly confused with "prestar"?
"prestar" is commonly confused with "puesta", "preste", "presto". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "prestar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "prestar" is [pɾesˈt̪aɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "prestar" come from?
"prestar" 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.