privar

[pɾiˈβ̞aɾ]

/[pɾiˈβ̞aɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“privar” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #28,888. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,888
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
19
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Quitarle algo a alguien.

Corpus desk

Index ES-privar · privar · Spanish

privar · rank #28,888 · 10 variants · 19 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #28,888
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 19 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH pretendió

Nearest frequency peer: pretendió (-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 “privar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “privar” 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).

privar vs probar
67% similar
privar vs private
71% similar
privar vs prima
67% similar

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

Key facts for privar
PropertyValue
Headwordprivar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[pɾiˈβ̞aɾ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#28,888
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs19
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “privar”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).privarcae 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 “pretendió” (#28,887), “probaron” (#28,889), “prestigiosas” (#28,886). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “privar” va en #28,888. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around privar (IPA [pɾiˈβ̞aɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #28,888 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Quitarle algo a alguien.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for privar, with forms such as "pirvar", "pprivar", and "priavr". 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 19 confusable-pair relationships, "probar", "private", "prima", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is privar, spelled P-R-I-V-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Quitarle algo a alguien.

This word in other languages

deprive(English)boire(Français)privar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • pirvar
  • pprivar
  • priavr
  • pribar
  • privarr
  • privra
  • privvar
  • prrivar
  • prviar
  • rpivar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of privar - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

pirvar2pprivar1priavr2pribar1privarr1privra2privvar1prrivar1
Edit distance from "privar"

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 "privar"?
"privar" is spelled P-R-I-V-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [pɾiˈβ̞aɾ].
What does "privar" mean?
As a verb, "privar" means: Quitarle algo a alguien.
What words are commonly confused with "privar"?
"privar" is commonly confused with "probar", "private", "prima". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "privar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "privar" is [pɾiˈβ̞aɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "privar" come from?
"privar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

quemen#28,898Pinedo#28,877recoja#28,905penosa#28,869

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

parando10 variantsrivers10 variantsmorirán10 variantssalvas10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list