suavizar

/[swaβ̞iˈsaɾ]/ verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#28,170

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

suavizar is aSpanishverb. It means: Hacer o poner suave, terso, maleable o blando al tacto. Quitar las asperezas, dejar liso. Pronounced [swaβ̞iˈsaɾ]. Often confused with suavidad.

Key facts for suavizar
PropertyValue
Headwordsuavizar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[swaβ̞iˈsaɾ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#28,170
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of suavizar in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for suavizar is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [swaβ̞iˈsaɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #28,170 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 Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for suavizar, with forms such as "sauvizar", "ssuavizar", and "suabizar". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "suavidad", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is suavizar, spelled S-U-A-V-I-Z-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hacer o poner suave, terso, maleable o blando al tacto. Quitar las asperezas, dejar liso.
  2. 2
    Hacer agradable a los sentidos, tranquilo, dócil, apacible, moderado. Hacer menos áspero, brusco o duro a los sentidos, al trato o al ánimo.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: sauvizar,ssuavizar,suabizar,suaivzar,suaviazr,suavizarr,suavizra,suavizzar,suavvizar,suavziar,suvaizar,usavizar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for suavizar

Misspelling Variants of "suavizar"

sauvizar8ssuavizar9suabizar8suaivzar8suaviazr8suavizarr9suavizra8suavizzar9
Misspelling Variants of "suavizar"

Frequency rank: #28,170 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "suavizar"?
"suavizar" is spelled S-U-A-V-I-Z-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [swaβ̞iˈsaɾ].
What does "suavizar" mean?
As a verb, "suavizar" means: Hacer o poner suave, terso, maleable o blando al tacto. Quitar las asperezas, dejar liso.
What words are commonly confused with "suavizar"?
"suavizar" is commonly confused with "suavidad". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "suavizar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "suavizar" is [swaβ̞iˈsaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "suavizar" come from?
"suavizar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.