variar

[baˈɾjaɾ]

/[baˈɾjaɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“variar” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #8,330. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,330
frequency rank, Spanish
1,793
“V” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cambiar el estado, la forma o la composición de una cosa.

Corpus desk

Index ES-variar · variar · Spanish

variar · rank #8,330 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,330
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,793
  • PHOTO-FINISH valentía

Nearest frequency peer: valentía (-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 “variar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “variar” 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).

variar vs vería
50% similar
variar vs varios
67% similar
variar vs verían
50% similar

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

Key facts for variar
PropertyValue
Headwordvariar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[baˈɾjaɾ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#8,330
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “variar”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).variarcae 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 “valentía” (#8,329), “vestuario” (#8,331), “táctica” (#8,328). Entre 1,793 lemas con “V”, “variar” va en #8,330. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around variar (IPA [baˈɾjaɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #8,330 among 1,793 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for variar, with forms such as "avriar", "bariar", and "vairar". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "vería", "varios", "verían", 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 is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is variar, spelled V-A-R-I-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cambiar el estado, la forma o la composición de una cosa.
  2. 2
    Alternar entre cosas distintas para que haya variedad.

Synonyms

cambiaralternar

Antonyms

permanecer

This word in other languages

to(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • avriar
  • bariar
  • vairar
  • varair
  • variarr
  • varira
  • varriar
  • vraiar
  • vvariar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

avriar2bariar1vairar2varair2variarr1varira2varriar1vraiar2
Edit distance from "variar"

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 "variar"?
"variar" is spelled V-A-R-I-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [baˈɾjaɾ].
What does "variar" mean?
As a verb, "variar" means: Cambiar el estado, la forma o la composición de una cosa.
What words are commonly confused with "variar"?
"variar" is commonly confused with "vería", "varios", "verían". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "variar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "variar" is [baˈɾjaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "variar" come from?
"variar" 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 "variar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

violar#8,333serena#8,314robots#8,310conejo#8,355

Similar misspelling depth

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

aguanta9 variantsandando9 variantsquemado9 variantspechos9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list