verde
[ˈbeɾð̞e]
The verdict
“verde” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #1,208 in Spanish word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #1,208
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Del color percibido por el ojo humano de la luz con una longitud de onda entre 520 nanómetros y 570 nanómetros, el color del follaje vivo o las esmeraldas.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | verde |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈbeɾð̞e] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #1,208 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “verde” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for verde is 5 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈbeɾð̞e]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,208 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 13 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for verde, with forms such as "berde", "evrde", and "vedre". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "veré", "very", "vero", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 verde, spelled V-E-R-D-E.
Definition
- 1Del color percibido por el ojo humano de la luz con una longitud de onda entre 520 nanómetros y 570 nanómetros, el color del follaje vivo o las esmeraldas.
- 2Dicho de una planta, que aún conserva la savia.
- 3Dicho de la leña, recién cortada, que por contener aún savia no es apta para arder.
- 4Dicho de una legumbre, que se cosecha y consume sin secar previamente.
- 5Dicho de un fruto, que aún no ha alcanzado su madurez.
- 6Por extensión, dicho de cualquier cosa, que aún está falta de desarrollo y preparación.
- 7En particular, dicho de una persona, que carece de experiencia en general, o en alguna actividad, disciplina o profesión.
- 8Dicho de una expresión verbal u obra artística, que ofende las reglas morales comúnmente aceptadas, en especial en materia de sexualidad.
- 9Por extensión de los anteriores, dicho de una persona, que manifiesta un apetito sexual normalmente juzgado impropio en alguien de su edad o condición.
- 10Dicho de un espacio urbano, reservado para parques y jardines y no apto para edificar.
- 11Dicho de un espacio urbano, regulado y tarifado en cuanto a las facilidades de aparcamiento en vía pública.
- 12Dicho de un movimiento político, que defiende primariamente la conservación de la naturaleza y el equilibrio ecológico.
- 13Dicho de una cifra de dinero, expresada en dólares estadounidenses.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: berde,evrde,vedre,verdde,vered,verrde,vrede,vverde
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of verde - 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.
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.
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Using “verde”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is V-E-R-D-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈbeɾð̞e] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “veré” - see the side-by-side comparison. verde vs veré
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.