recitar

[resiˈt̪aɾ]

/[resiˈt̪aɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“recitar” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #30,220. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,220
frequency rank, Spanish
4,151
“R” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Decir en voz alta y ante un público un discurso, mensaje, cuento o texto.

Corpus desk

Index ES-recitar · recitar · Spanish

recitar · rank #30,220 · 11 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #30,220
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH reconocible

Nearest frequency peer: reconocible (+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 “recitar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “recitar” 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).

recitar vs recta
71% similar
recitar vs retar
71% similar
recitar vs rector
71% similar

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

Key facts for recitar
PropertyValue
Headwordrecitar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[resiˈt̪aɾ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#30,220
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “recitar”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).recitarcae 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 “reconocible” (#30,221), “rechazadas” (#30,218), “reconsiderar” (#30,222). Entre 4,151 lemas con “R”, “recitar” va en #30,220. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around recitar (IPA [resiˈt̪aɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #30,220 among 4,151 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for recitar, with forms such as "ercitar", "rceitar", and "reccitar". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "recta", "retar", "rector", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is recitar, spelled R-E-C-I-T-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Decir en voz alta y ante un público un discurso, mensaje, cuento o texto.
  2. 2
    Decir poemas o discursos, tradicionalmente de memoria, ante un público, con entonación adecuada.

This word in other languages

rezitieren(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ercitar
  • rceitar
  • reccitar
  • reciatr
  • recitarr
  • recitra
  • recittar
  • rectiar
  • reictar
  • resitar
  • rrecitar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ercitar2rceitar2reccitar1reciatr2recitarr1recitra2recittar1rectiar2
Edit distance from "recitar"

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 "recitar"?
"recitar" is spelled R-E-C-I-T-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [resiˈt̪aɾ].
What does "recitar" mean?
As a verb, "recitar" means: Decir en voz alta y ante un público un discurso, mensaje, cuento o texto.
What words are commonly confused with "recitar"?
"recitar" is commonly confused with "recta", "retar", "rector". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "recitar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "recitar" is [resiˈt̪aɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "recitar" come from?
"recitar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

rayados#30,217refiera#30,225péndulo#30,212prófugo#30,208

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

riesgoso11 variantsportaba11 variantspediatra11 variantssucedan11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list