versal
[beɾˈsal]
The verdict
“versal” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Que pertenece o concierne a la versificación o el verso.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | versal |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [beɾˈsal] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “versal” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
versal is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [beɾˈsal]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for versal, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is versal, spelled V-E-R-S-A-L.
Definition
- 1Que pertenece o concierne a la versificación o el verso.
- 2Dicho de una letra, escrita o impresa en la forma de mayor tamaño que se emplea al inicio de las frases y para los nombres propios, así como en otras posiciones dependiendo del idioma.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “versal”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is V-E-R-S-A-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [beɾˈsal] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- 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.