respetable

[respeˈt̪aβ̞le]

/[respeˈt̪aβ̞le]/ adj

The verdict

“respetable” has 16 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #10,918. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,918
frequency rank, Spanish
4,151
“R” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que merece respeto; digno de respetarse.

Corpus desk

Index ES-respetable · respetable · Spanish

respetable · rank #10,918 · 16 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,918
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH recordaba

Nearest frequency peer: recordaba (-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 “respetable”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “respetable” 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).

respetable vs respetables
91% similar
respetable vs respetaba
80% similar

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

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

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “respetable”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).respetablecae 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 “recordaba” (#10,917), “respetan” (#10,919), “pulmones” (#10,916). Entre 4,151 lemas con “R”, “respetable” va en #10,918. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around respetable (IPA [respeˈt̪aβ̞le]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #10,918 among 4,151 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for respetable, with forms such as "erspetable", "repsetable", and "reseptable". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "respetables", "respetaba", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is respetable, spelled R-E-S-P-E-T-A-B-L-E.

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..

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how respetable appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Tiene una fortuna respetable, aunque no exorbitante.
  2. dentro del gueto hay una enorme diversidad de estilos de vida que abarca desde la "gente respetable" con comportamientos, valores y aspiraciones semejantes a las de la clase media blanca norteamericana, hasta "gente de la calle" cuya vida se lleva a cabo con los amigos, en los callejones, aceras o puertas de los bares.

Synonyms

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • erspetable
  • repsetable
  • reseptable
  • respeatble
  • respetabble
  • respetabel
  • respetablle
  • respetalbe
  • respetavle
  • respetbale
  • respettable
  • resppetable
  • respteable
  • resspetable
  • rrespetable
  • rsepetable

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

erspetable2repsetable2reseptable2respeatble2respetabble1respetabel2respetablle1respetalbe2
Edit distance from "respetable"

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 "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 adjective, "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?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list