verbo

[ˈbeɾβ̞o]

/[ˈbeɾβ̞o]/ noun

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The verdict

“verbo” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #7,936. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,936
frequency rank, Spanish
1,793
“V” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Unidad mínima dotada de significado propio de un idioma.

Corpus desk

Index ES-verbo · verbo · Spanish

verbo · rank #7,936 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,936
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,793
  • PHOTO-FINISH valga

Nearest frequency peer: valga (-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 “verbo”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “verbo” 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).

verbo vs veré
60% similar
verbo vs veto
60% similar
verbo vs very
60% similar

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

Key facts for verbo
PropertyValue
Headwordverbo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbeɾβ̞o]
Letters5
Frequency rank#7,936
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “verbo”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).verbocae 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 “valga” (#7,935), “viajando” (#7,937), “vais” (#7,934). Entre 1,793 lemas con “V”, “verbo” va en #7,936. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around verbo (IPA [ˈbeɾβ̞o]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #7,936 among 1,793 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for verbo, with forms such as "berbo", "evrbo", and "vebro". 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, "veré", "veto", "very", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is verbo, spelled V-E-R-B-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Unidad mínima dotada de significado propio de un idioma.
  2. 2
    Expresión injuriosa o blasfema que se hace bajo la influencia de una fuerte emoción.
  3. 3
    Segunda persona de la deidad trinitaria en la que creen los cristianos.
  4. 4
    Verbo₁ que puede formar el núcleo del predicado de una oración, y se conjuga para expresar categorías tales como el aspecto, modo, persona, tiempo y voz de una acción, suceso o estado.
  5. 5
    Aptitud para expresarse clara, fluida y persuasivamente, en especial de forma oral.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how verbo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. E llamo simplicidad a lo que el gramático atribuye tal verbo, que es decir sencillamente, sin lagotería ni lisonjas, lo que hace al caso.
  2. Tiene verbos masculinos y femeninos, como la hebrea, la primera del mundo, y es muy diferente de las latina y griega y otras muchas carecientes desta distincion de verbos, sin otros maravillosos conceptos para los que la saben con fundamento.

Synonyms

lexemapalabrajuramentomaldiciónternovotoCristoJesucristoJesúselocuenciafacundialabiaoratoriapalabraverba

This word in other languages

verbe(Français)Zeitwort(Deutsch)verbo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • berbo
  • evrbo
  • vebro
  • verbbo
  • verob
  • verrbo
  • vervo
  • vrebo
  • vverbo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of verbo - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

berbo1evrbo2vebro2verbbo1verob2verrbo1vervo1vrebo2
Edit distance from "verbo"

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 "verbo"?
"verbo" is spelled V-E-R-B-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbeɾβ̞o].
What does "verbo" mean?
As a noun, "verbo" means: Unidad mínima dotada de significado propio de un idioma.
What words are commonly confused with "verbo"?
"verbo" is commonly confused with "veré", "veto", "very". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "verbo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verbo" is [ˈbeɾβ̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verbo" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "verbo", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

valga#7,935vicio#7,938urnas#7,931tocan#7,923

Similar misspelling depth

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

íbamos9 variantsSerbia9 variantsprimos9 variantsmoción9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list