respirar

[respiˈɾaɾ]

/[respiˈɾaɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“respirar” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #4,646. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,646
frequency rank, Spanish
4,151
“R” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - La acción de atraer aire a los pulmones para después expulsarlo con el objeto de extraer el oxígeno.

Corpus desk

Index ES-respirar · respirar · Spanish

respirar · rank #4,646 · 12 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,646
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH referente

Nearest frequency peer: referente (-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 “respirar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “respirar” 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).

respirar vs retirar
75% similar
respirar vs reparar
75% similar
respirar vs respira
88% similar

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

Key facts for respirar
PropertyValue
Headwordrespirar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[respiˈɾaɾ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#4,646
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “respirar”

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

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “referente” (#4,645), “revés” (#4,647), “razonable” (#4,644). Entre 4,151 lemas con “R”, “respirar” va en #4,646. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around respirar (IPA [respiˈɾaɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #4,646 among 4,151 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for respirar, with forms such as "erspirar", "repsirar", and "resiprar". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "retirar", "reparar", "respira", 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 best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is respirar, spelled R-E-S-P-I-R-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    La acción de atraer aire a los pulmones para después expulsarlo con el objeto de extraer el oxígeno.
  2. 2
    Despedir un olor.
  3. 3
    Cesar un esfuerzo o padecimiento.

This word in other languages

breathe(English)respirer(Français)atmen(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • erspirar
  • repsirar
  • resiprar
  • respiarr
  • respirarr
  • respirra
  • respirrar
  • resppirar
  • respriar
  • resspirar
  • rrespirar
  • rsepirar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of respirar - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

erspirar2repsirar2resiprar2respiarr2respirarr1respirra2respirrar1resppirar1
Edit distance from "respirar"

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 "respirar"?
"respirar" is spelled R-E-S-P-I-R-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [respiˈɾaɾ].
What does "respirar" mean?
As a verb, "respirar" means: La acción de atraer aire a los pulmones para después expulsarlo con el objeto de extraer el oxígeno.
What words are commonly confused with "respirar"?
"respirar" is commonly confused with "retirar", "reparar", "respira". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "respirar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "respirar" is [respiˈɾaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "respirar" come from?
"respirar" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

previsto#4,641sencilla#4,651separado#4,652Mercedes#4,625

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

sombras12 variantsladrones12 variantsblancas12 variantsdefensor12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list