ventilar

/[bẽn̪t̪iˈlaɾ]/ verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#39,012

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

ventilar is aSpanishverb. It means: Hacer correr o penetrar el aire en algún sitio. Pronounced [bẽn̪t̪iˈlaɾ]. Often confused with ventilador.

Key facts for ventilar
PropertyValue
Headwordventilar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[bẽn̪t̪iˈlaɾ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#39,012
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for ventilar is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [bẽn̪t̪iˈlaɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #39,012 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 13 documented wrong-spelling variants for ventilar, with forms such as "bentilar", "evntilar", and "venitlar". 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, "ventilador", 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 ventilar, spelled V-E-N-T-I-L-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 correr o penetrar el aire en algún sitio.
  2. 2
    Agitar una cosa en el aire.
  3. 3
    Exponer una cosa al viento.
  4. 4
    Renovar el aire de un aposento o pieza cerrada.
  5. 5
    Dilucidar una cuestión o duda, buscando la verdad.
  6. 6
    Revelar un asunto privado.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bentilar,evntilar,venitlar,venntilar,ventialr,ventilarr,ventillar,ventilra,ventliar,venttilar,vetnilar,vnetilar,vventilar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for ventilar

Misspelling Variants of "ventilar"

bentilar8evntilar8venitlar8venntilar9ventialr8ventilarr9ventillar9ventilra8
Misspelling Variants of "ventilar"

Frequency rank: #39,012 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ventilar"?
"ventilar" is spelled V-E-N-T-I-L-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [bẽn̪t̪iˈlaɾ].
What does "ventilar" mean?
As a verb, "ventilar" means: Hacer correr o penetrar el aire en algún sitio.
What words are commonly confused with "ventilar"?
"ventilar" is commonly confused with "ventilador". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ventilar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ventilar" is [bẽn̪t̪iˈlaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ventilar" come from?
"ventilar" 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.