respalda
[resˈpal̪d̪a]
The verdict
“respalda” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #18,963. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #18,963
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 4,151
- “R” headwords
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 8
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de respaldar.
Corpus desk
Index ES-respalda · respalda · Spanish
respalda · rank #18,963 · 12 variants · 8 confusables
- FREQ-MID #18,963
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
- VAR-MID 12 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,151
- PHOTO-FINISH relajarse
Nearest frequency peer: relajarse (-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 “respalda”
Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino
- reformado
reformado
81,041 corpus weight
- relajarse
relajarse
81,039 corpus weight
- respalda
respalda
81,038 corpus weight
- responderá
responderá
81,037 corpus weight
- resucitado
resucitado
81,036 corpus weight
- retaguardia
retaguardia
81,035 corpus weight
What this shows “respalda” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.
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 | respalda |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [resˈpal̪d̪a] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #18,963 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 8 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “respalda”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 12 spelling variants around respalda (IPA [resˈpal̪d̪a]), averb. Corpus frequency is #18,963 among 4,151 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for respalda, with forms such as "erspalda", "repsalda", and "resaplda". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "respaldo", "responda", "respaldan", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 respalda, spelled R-E-S-P-A-L-D-A.
Definition
- 1Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de respaldar.
- 2Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de respaldar.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- erspalda
- repsalda
- resaplda
- respadla
- respalad
- respaldda
- respallda
- resplada
- resppalda
- resspalda
- rrespalda
- rsepalda
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of respalda - 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.
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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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "respalda", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).