silvestre

[silˈβ̞est̪ɾe]

/[silˈβ̞est̪ɾe]/ adj

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The verdict

“silvestre” has 16 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #9,895. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,895
frequency rank, Spanish
4,169
“S” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que no ha sido domesticado o cultivado por el hombre.

Corpus desk

Index ES-silvestre · silvestre · Spanish

silvestre · rank #9,895 · 16 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,895
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,169
  • PHOTO-FINISH significativos

Nearest frequency peer: significativos (-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 “silvestre”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “silvestre” 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).

silvestre vs silvestres
90% similar

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

Key facts for silvestre
PropertyValue
Headwordsilvestre
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[silˈβ̞est̪ɾe]
Letters9
Frequency rank#9,895
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “silvestre”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).silvestrecae 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 “significativos” (#9,894), “Segovia” (#9,893), “stop” (#9,898). Entre 4,169 lemas con “S”, “silvestre” va en #9,895. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around silvestre (IPA [silˈβ̞est̪ɾe]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #9,895 among 4,169 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for silvestre, with forms such as "cilvestre", "islvestre", and "silbestre". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "silvestres", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is silvestre, spelled S-I-L-V-E-S-T-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que no ha sido domesticado o cultivado por el hombre.
  2. 2
    Que no esta refinado, educado, cultivado.

This word in other languages

wild(English)sauvage(Français)wild(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cilvestre
  • islvestre
  • silbestre
  • silevstre
  • sillvestre
  • silvesrte
  • silvesstre
  • silvester
  • silvestrre
  • silvesttre
  • silvetsre
  • silvsetre
  • silvvestre
  • sivlestre
  • slivestre
  • ssilvestre

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

cilvestre1islvestre2silbestre1silevstre2sillvestre1silvesrte2silvesstre1silvester2
Edit distance from "silvestre"

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 "silvestre"?
"silvestre" is spelled S-I-L-V-E-S-T-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is [silˈβ̞est̪ɾe].
What does "silvestre" mean?
As an adjective, "silvestre" means: Que no ha sido domesticado o cultivado por el hombre.
What words are commonly confused with "silvestre"?
"silvestre" is commonly confused with "silvestres". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "silvestre"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "silvestre" is [silˈβ̞est̪ɾe]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "silvestre" come from?
"silvestre" 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 "silvestre", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

surgieron#9,902regímenes#9,885virtuales#9,919Patagonia#9,869

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

medicamento16 variantscompatible16 variantscompositor16 variantsantepasados16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list