residir

[resiˈð̞iɾ]

/[resiˈð̞iɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“residir” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #25,031. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,031
frequency rank, Spanish
4,151
“R” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vivir habitualmente en un lugar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-residir · residir · Spanish

residir · rank #25,031 · 11 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,031
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH respetuosos

Nearest frequency peer: respetuosos (+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 “residir”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “residir” 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).

residir vs revivir
71% similar
residir vs residuo
71% similar
residir vs resistir
75% similar

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

Key facts for residir
PropertyValue
Headwordresidir
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[resiˈð̞iɾ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#25,031
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “residir”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.residircae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “respetuosos” (#25,032), “repetirse” (#25,029), “retiren” (#25,033). Entre 4,151 lemas con “R”, “residir” va en #25,031. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around residir (IPA [resiˈð̞iɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #25,031 among 4,151 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Vivir habitualmente en un lugar.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for residir, with forms such as "ersidir", "recidir", and "reisdir". 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 13 confusable-pair relationships, "revivir", "residuo", "resistir", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is residir, spelled R-E-S-I-D-I-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Vivir habitualmente en un lugar.

Synonyms

vivir

This word in other languages

live(English)demeurer(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ersidir
  • recidir
  • reisdir
  • resdiir
  • residdir
  • residirr
  • residri
  • resiidr
  • ressidir
  • rresidir
  • rseidir

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of residir - 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.

ersidir2recidir1reisdir2resdiir2residdir1residirr1residri2resiidr2
Edit distance from "residir"

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 "residir"?
"residir" is spelled R-E-S-I-D-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is [resiˈð̞iɾ].
What does "residir" mean?
As a verb, "residir" means: Vivir habitualmente en un lugar.
What words are commonly confused with "residir"?
"residir" is commonly confused with "revivir", "residuo", "resistir". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "residir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "residir" is [resiˈð̞iɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "residir" come from?
"residir" 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 "residir", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

retiren#25,033revisan#25,036raperos#25,015píldora#25,013

Similar misspelling depth

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

Reinaldo11 variantsposteado11 variantstocaban11 variantsovación11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list