sartén

[saɾˈt̪ẽn]

/[saɾˈt̪ẽn]/ noun

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The verdict

“sartén” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #18,681. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,681
frequency rank, Spanish
4,169
“S” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
16
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Recipiente metálico, amplio y llano, usado para freír o guisar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-sarten · sartén · Spanish

sartén · rank #18,681 · 9 variants · 16 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,681
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 16 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,169
  • PHOTO-FINISH Sasha

Nearest frequency peer: Sasha (+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 “sartén”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “sartén” 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).

sartén vs Satán
50% similar
sartén vs sirven
50% similar
sartén vs sorteo
50% similar

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

Key facts for sartén
PropertyValue
Headwordsartén
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[saɾˈt̪ẽn]
Letters6
Frequency rank#18,681
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “sartén”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.sarténcae 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 “Sasha” (#18,682), “Sabrina” (#18,679), “seducir” (#18,683). Entre 4,169 lemas con “S”, “sartén” va en #18,681. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around sartén (IPA [saɾˈt̪ẽn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #18,681 among 4,169 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for sartén, with forms such as "asrtén", "sarrtén", and "sartné". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 16 confusable-pair relationships, "Satán", "sirven", "sorteo", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is sartén, spelled S-A-R-T-É-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Recipiente metálico, amplio y llano, usado para freír o guisar.
  2. 2
    Cantidad de comida que cabe o se cuece de una vez en una sartén₁.

Synonyms

padillapaellapaila

This word in other languages

frying pan(English)poêle(Français)Pfanne(Deutsch)frigideira(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • asrtén
  • sarrtén
  • sartné
  • sarttén
  • sarténn
  • sarétn
  • satrén
  • sratén
  • ssartén

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

asrtén2sarrtén1sartné2sarttén1sarténn1sarétn2satrén2sratén2
Edit distance from "sartén"

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 "sartén"?
"sartén" is spelled S-A-R-T-É-N. The IPA pronunciation is [saɾˈt̪ẽn].
What does "sartén" mean?
As a noun, "sartén" means: Recipiente metálico, amplio y llano, usado para freír o guisar.
What words are commonly confused with "sartén"?
"sartén" is commonly confused with "Satán", "sirven", "sorteo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sartén"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sartén" is [saɾˈt̪ẽn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sartén" come from?
"sartén" 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 "sartén", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

sostén#18,689tardío#18,700tocará#18,702tribal#18,707

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

reunirá9 variantsrealeza9 variantstomaste9 variantsAlmeida9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list