reserva
[reˈseɾβ̞a]
The verdict
“reserva” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #2,422 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #2,422
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 11
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Guarda o custodia que se hace de una cosa, o prevención de ella para que sirva a su tiempo.
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 | reserva |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [reˈseɾβ̞a] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #2,422 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 11 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “reserva” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for reserva is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [reˈseɾβ̞a]. Corpus data places it at rank #2,422 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 9 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for reserva, with forms such as "erserva", "recerva", and "reesrva". 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 11 confusable-pair relationships, "reversa", "reserve", "reservo", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 reserva, spelled R-E-S-E-R-V-A.
Definition
- 1Guarda o custodia que se hace de una cosa, o prevención de ella para que sirva a su tiempo.
- 2Reservación o excepción.
- 3Prevención o cautela para no descubrir algo que se sabe o piensa.
- 4Discreción, circunspección, comedimiento.
- 5Acción de reservar solemnemente el Santísimo Sacramento.
- 6Parte del ejército o armada de una nación, que no está en servicio activo, sino en sus hogares.
- 7Cuerpo de tropas de tierra o mar, que no toma parte en una campaña o en una batalla hasta que se considera necesario o conveniente su auxilio.
- 8Declaración que hace el juez de que la resolución que dicta no perjudicará algún derecho, el cual deja a salvo para que se ejercite en otro juicio o de diverso modo.
- 9Obligación impuesta por la ley al viudo que se vuelve a casar o al adquirente por título sucesorio, en circunstancias determinadas, de reservar ciertos bienes para transmitirlos, en su tiempo y caso, a ciertas personas.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: erserva,recerva,reesrva,reserav,reserba,reserrva,reservva,resevra,resreva,resserva,rreserva,rseerva
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of reserva - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “reserva”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is R-E-S-E-R-V-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [reˈseɾβ̞a] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “reversa” - see the side-by-side comparison. reserva vs reversa
- 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.