situar

[siˈt̪waɾ]

/[siˈt̪waɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“situar” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #21,164. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,164
frequency rank, Spanish
4,169
“S” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Poner en un lugar, ubicación o situación a alguien o a algo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-situar · situar · Spanish

situar · rank #21,164 · 9 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #21,164
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,169
  • PHOTO-FINISH small

Nearest frequency peer: small (+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 “situar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “situar” 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).

situar vs star
67% similar
situar vs Stuart
50% similar
situar vs situarse
75% similar

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

Key facts for situar
PropertyValue
Headwordsituar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[siˈt̪waɾ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#21,164
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “situar”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).situarcae 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 “small” (#21,165), “Seth” (#21,162), “sobrecarga” (#21,166). Entre 4,169 lemas con “S”, “situar” va en #21,164. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around situar (IPA [siˈt̪waɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #21,164 among 4,169 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for situar, with forms such as "cituar", "istuar", and "sitaur". 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 11 confusable-pair relationships, "star", "Stuart", "situarse", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

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 situar, spelled S-I-T-U-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Poner en un lugar, ubicación o situación a alguien o a algo.
  2. 2
    Destinar fondos o medios para financiar algo, especialmente un tipo de inversión o pago.
  3. 3
    Indicar la situación o circunstancias de algo con el fin de comprenderlo mejor.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cituar
  • istuar
  • sitaur
  • sittuar
  • situarr
  • situra
  • siutar
  • ssituar
  • stiuar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

cituar1istuar2sitaur2sittuar1situarr1situra2siutar2ssituar1
Edit distance from "situar"

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 "situar"?
"situar" is spelled S-I-T-U-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [siˈt̪waɾ].
What does "situar" mean?
As a verb, "situar" means: Poner en un lugar, ubicación o situación a alguien o a algo.
What words are commonly confused with "situar"?
"situar" is commonly confused with "star", "Stuart", "situarse". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "situar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "situar" is [siˈt̪waɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "situar" come from?
"situar" 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 "situar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

stream#21,171search#21,156tiraba#21,178sacude#21,149

Similar misspelling depth

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

soleado9 variantsrectas9 variantsabonar9 variantspintas9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list