unirse

[uˈniɾse]

/[uˈniɾse]/ verb

The verdict

“unirse” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #5,057. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,057
frequency rank, Spanish
448
“U” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ponerse en consonancia o de acuerdo las voluntades o sentimientos de varias personas.

Corpus desk

Index ES-unirse · unirse · Spanish

unirse · rank #5,057 · 9 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,057
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 448
  • PHOTO-FINISH triple

Nearest frequency peer: triple (-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 “unirse”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “unirse” 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).

unirse vs usarse
67% similar
unirse vs universe
75% similar
unirse vs unirá
67% similar

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

Key facts for unirse
PropertyValue
Headwordunirse
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[uˈniɾse]
Letters6
Frequency rank#5,057
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “unirse”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.unirsecae 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 “triple” (#5,056), “vela” (#5,058), “tremendo” (#5,055). Entre 448 lemas con “U”, “unirse” va en #5,057. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around unirse (IPA [uˈniɾse]), averb. Corpus frequency is #5,057 among 448 “U” headwords. Wiktionary lists 11 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for unirse, with forms such as "nuirse", "uinrse", and "unirce". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "usarse", "universe", "unirá", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is unirse, spelled U-N-I-R-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ponerse en consonancia o de acuerdo las voluntades o sentimientos de varias personas.
  2. 2
    Contraer nupcias, asociarse dos personas por medio del matrimonio.
  3. 3
    Ponerse varias personas en contacto.
  4. 4
    Fundirse una o más personas en un grupo humano.
  5. 5
    Volver a estar juntos quienes se habían separado.
  6. 6
    Ponerse varias cosas en contacto formando un todo inseparable.
  7. 7
    Ponerse en contacto varias cosas, sin que pierdan su individualidad.
  8. 8
    Ponerse en contacto varias cosas de modo de no separarse.
  9. 9
    Ir varias cosas a formar parte de un todo.
  10. 10
    Volver a estar junto lo que se había separado.
  11. 11
    Poner en contacto dos o màs cosas materiales o inmateriales.

Synonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • nuirse
  • uinrse
  • unirce
  • unires
  • unirrse
  • unirsse
  • unisre
  • unnirse
  • unrise

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

nuirse2uinrse2unirce1unires2unirrse1unirsse1unisre2unnirse1
Edit distance from "unirse"

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 "unirse"?
"unirse" is spelled U-N-I-R-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [uˈniɾse].
What does "unirse" mean?
As a verb, "unirse" means: Ponerse en consonancia o de acuerdo las voluntades o sentimientos de varias personas.
What words are commonly confused with "unirse"?
"unirse" is commonly confused with "usarse", "universe", "unirá". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "unirse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "unirse" is [uˈniɾse]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "unirse" come from?
"unirse" 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 "unirse", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list