separa

[seˈpaɾa]

/[seˈpaɾa]/ verb

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The verdict

“separa” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #6,957. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,957
frequency rank, Spanish
4,169
“S” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de separar o de separarse.

Corpus desk

Index ES-separa · separa · Spanish

separa · rank #6,957 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,957
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,169
  • PHOTO-FINISH seno

Nearest frequency peer: seno (-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 “separa”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “separa” 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).

separa vs sera
67% similar
separa vs sepas
67% similar
separa vs Serra
50% similar

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

Key facts for separa
PropertyValue
Headwordsepara
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[seˈpaɾa]
Letters6
Frequency rank#6,957
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “separa”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).separacae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “seno” (#6,956), “suelta” (#6,958), “salvajes” (#6,955). Entre 4,169 lemas con “S”, “separa” va en #6,957. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around separa (IPA [seˈpaɾa]), averb. Corpus frequency is #6,957 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 separa, with forms such as "cepara", "espara", and "seapra". 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, "sera", "sepas", "Serra", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is separa, spelled S-E-P-A-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de separar o de separarse.
  2. 2
    Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de separar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cepara
  • espara
  • seapra
  • sepaar
  • separra
  • seppara
  • sepraa
  • speara
  • ssepara

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

cepara1espara2seapra2sepaar2separra1seppara1sepraa2speara2
Edit distance from "separa"

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 "separa"?
"separa" is spelled S-E-P-A-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is [seˈpaɾa].
What does "separa" mean?
As a verb, "separa" means: Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de separar o de separarse.
What words are commonly confused with "separa"?
"separa" is commonly confused with "sera", "sepas", "Serra". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "separa"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "separa" is [seˈpaɾa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "separa" come from?
"separa" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

suelta#6,958tirado#6,963rector#6,949Álvaro#6,972

Similar misspelling depth

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

museos9 variantsmundos9 variantsexitoso9 variantsdetiene9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list