Saavedra
[saaˈβ̞eð̞ɾa]
The verdict
“Saavedra” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #13,562 in Spanish word frequency and used as a proper noun.
- #13,562
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Partido de la provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina, cuya cabecera es la ciudad de Pigüé. Su gentilicio es saavedrense.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Saavedra |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [saaˈβ̞eð̞ɾa] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #13,562 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Saavedra” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for Saavedra is 8 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [saaˈβ̞eð̞ɾa]. Corpus data places it at rank #13,562 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Saavedra, with forms such as "asavedra", "saabedra", and "saaevdra". 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. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is Saavedra, spelled S-A-A-V-E-D-R-A.
Definition
- 1Partido de la provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina, cuya cabecera es la ciudad de Pigüé. Su gentilicio es saavedrense.
- 2Apellido
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: asavedra,saabedra,saaevdra,saavdera,saavedar,saaveddra,saavedrra,saaverda,saavvedra,savaedra,savedra,ssaavedra
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Saavedra - 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.
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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Using “Saavedra”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is S-A-A-V-E-D-R-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [saaˈβ̞eð̞ɾa] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.