ubicar

/[uβ̞iˈkaɾ]/ verb

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#13,373

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

9

similar word pairs

ubicar is aSpanishverb. It means: Colocar o situar en determinado espacio o lugar. Pronounced [uβ̞iˈkaɾ]. Often confused with única and ubico.

Key facts for ubicar
PropertyValue
Headwordubicar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[uβ̞iˈkaɾ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#13,373
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for ubicar is 6 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [uβ̞iˈkaɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #13,373 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for ubicar, with forms such as "buicar", "ubbicar", and "ubciar". 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 9 confusable-pair relationships, "única", "ubico", "únicas", and more, 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 ubicar, spelled U-B-I-C-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Colocar o situar en determinado espacio o lugar.
  2. 2
    Hallar alguna cosa que se buscaba.
  3. 3
    Hallar a una persona que se buscaba.
  4. 4
    Identificar o rememorar alguna cosa pasada.
  5. 5
    Tener una noción vaga acerca de la identidad de alguien, sin llegar a conocerlo.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: buicar,ubbicar,ubciar,ubiacr,ubicarr,ubiccar,ubicra,uibcar,uvicar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for ubicar

Misspelling Variants of "ubicar"

buicar6ubbicar7ubciar6ubiacr6ubicarr7ubiccar7ubicra6uibcar6
Misspelling Variants of "ubicar"

Frequency rank: #13,373 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ubicar"?
"ubicar" is spelled U-B-I-C-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [uβ̞iˈkaɾ].
What does "ubicar" mean?
As a verb, "ubicar" means: Colocar o situar en determinado espacio o lugar.
What words are commonly confused with "ubicar"?
"ubicar" is commonly confused with "única", "ubico", "únicas". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ubicar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ubicar" is [uβ̞iˈkaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ubicar" come from?
"ubicar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Spanish words

Other entries that begin with the letter U in our Spanish index:

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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.