resto
[ˈrest̪o]
The verdict
“resto” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #583. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #583
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 4,151
- “R” headwords
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Parte que queda de un todo tras haberle sido extraído algo.
Corpus desk
Index ES-resto · resto · Spanish
resto · rank #583 · 7 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-CORE #583
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 7 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,151
- PHOTO-FINISH república
Nearest frequency peer: república (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “resto”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- película
película
99,421 corpus weight
- república
república
99,419 corpus weight
- resto
resto
99,418 corpus weight
- vuelta
vuelta
99,417 corpus weight
- consejo
consejo
99,416 corpus weight
- dan
dan
99,415 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “resto” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
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 | resto |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈrest̪o] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #583 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Dónde se sitúa “resto” en la frecuencia del español
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 7 spelling variants around resto (IPA [ˈrest̪o]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #583 among 4,151 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 10 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for resto, with forms such as "ersto", "resot", and "ressto". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "ruso", "reto", "roto", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is resto, spelled R-E-S-T-O.
Definition
- 1Parte que queda de un todo tras haberle sido extraído algo.
- 2Resultado de una operación de sustracción.
- 3Cantidad que resulta de restar la mayor cantidad de veces posible el divisor del dividendo, sin que por ello el resultado cambie de signo.
- 4Vigor, en especial físico, para emprender o continuar una actividad.
- 5Tantos (puntos para el envido).
- 6Jugador que devuelve la pelota al saque.
- 7En el juego de la pelota, sitio en donde se resta.
- 8Radical.
- 9Montón, multitud (de personas o cosas).
- 10Cuchillo punzante para salir a robar.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how resto appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
'Nos quedamos sin resto', fue la explicación de Duró cuando se lo preguntó por qué su equipo perdió el sábado. 'Estoy orgullosísimo de este grupo, pero es muy difícil ganarle al mejor conjunto con esta rotación. Notamos el cansancio, en especial si jugamos en días consecutivos.'
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ersto
- resot
- ressto
- restto
- retso
- rresto
- rseto
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of resto - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 "resto", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "resto". Here's where to go from here.
- "resto" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "ruso". View pair
- 7 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #583 among Spanish headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more Spanish words in the "R" letter cohort. R–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.