telar

[t̪eˈlaɾ]

/[t̪eˈlaɾ]/ noun

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The verdict

“telar” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #39,481. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#39,481
frequency rank, Spanish
3,005
“T” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Máquina para tejer.

Corpus desk

Index ES-telar · telar · Spanish

telar · rank #39,481 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #39,481
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,005
  • PHOTO-FINISH tejiendo

Nearest frequency peer: tejiendo (-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 “telar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “telar” 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).

telar vs ter
60% similar
telar vs Tema
40% similar
telar vs tele
60% similar

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

Key facts for telar
PropertyValue
Headwordtelar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[t̪eˈlaɾ]
Letters5
Frequency rank#39,481
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “telar”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).telarcae 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 “tejiendo” (#39,480), “televisado” (#39,482), “Tejedor” (#39,479). Entre 3,005 lemas con “T”, “telar” va en #39,481. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around telar (IPA [t̪eˈlaɾ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #39,481 among 3,005 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for telar, with forms such as "etlar", "tealr", and "telarr". 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, "ter", "Tema", "tele", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is telar, spelled T-E-L-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Máquina para tejer.
  2. 2
    Parte superior del escenario, oculta a la vista del público, de donde bajan o adonde suben los telones y bambalinas.
  3. 3
    Aparato en que los encuadernadores colocan los pliegos para coserlos.
  4. 4
    Parte del espesor del vano de una puerta o ventana, más próxima al paramento exterior de la pared y que está con él en ángulo recto.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • etlar
  • tealr
  • telarr
  • tellar
  • telra
  • tlear
  • ttelar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

etlar2tealr2telarr1tellar1telra2tlear2ttelar1
Edit distance from "telar"

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 "telar"?
"telar" is spelled T-E-L-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [t̪eˈlaɾ].
What does "telar" mean?
As a noun, "telar" means: Máquina para tejer.
What words are commonly confused with "telar"?
"telar" is commonly confused with "ter", "Tema", "tele". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "telar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "telar" is [t̪eˈlaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "telar" come from?
"telar" 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 "telar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

tosco#39,491train#39,493spark#39,468trepa#39,501

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

rozar7 variantsrotar7 variantsYepes7 variantsyihad7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list