respetable

/[respeˈt̪aβ̞le]/ adj

Letters

10 characters

Frequency Rank

#10,918

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

16

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

respetable is anSpanishadj. It means: Que merece respeto; digno de respetarse. Pronounced [respeˈt̪aβ̞le]. Often confused with respetables and respetaba.

Key facts for respetable
PropertyValue
Headwordrespetable
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdj
IPA[respeˈt̪aβ̞le]
Letters10
Frequency rank#10,918
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of respetable in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for respetable is 10 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [respeˈt̪aβ̞le]. Corpus data places it at rank #10,918 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 16 documented wrong-spelling variants for respetable, with forms such as "erspetable", "repsetable", and "reseptable". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "respetables", "respetaba", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is respetable, spelled R-E-S-P-E-T-A-B-L-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que merece respeto; digno de respetarse.
  2. 2
    De cantidad o calidad moderadamente mayor que el promedio o la norma.
  3. 3
    Se dice de la gente que se ajusta al modo de vida que una sociedad considera aceptable, siguiendo las normas y expectativas de la mayoría..

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: erspetable,repsetable,reseptable,respeatble,respetabble,respetabel,respetablle,respetalbe,respetavle,respetbale,respettable,resppetable,respteable,resspetable,rrespetable,rsepetable

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for respetable

Misspelling Variants of "respetable"

erspetable10repsetable10reseptable10respeatble10respetabble11respetabel10respetablle11respetalbe10
Misspelling Variants of "respetable"

Frequency rank: #10,918 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "respetable"?
"respetable" is spelled R-E-S-P-E-T-A-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [respeˈt̪aβ̞le].
What does "respetable" mean?
As an adj, "respetable" means: Que merece respeto; digno de respetarse.
What words are commonly confused with "respetable"?
"respetable" is commonly confused with "respetables", "respetaba". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "respetable"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "respetable" is [respeˈt̪aβ̞le]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "respetable" come from?
"respetable" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.