vestir
[besˈt̪iɾ]
The verdict
“vestir” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #7,089 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.
- #7,089
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 10
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Cubrir de ropa el cuerpo para adornarlo o protegerlo.
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 | vestir |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [besˈt̪iɾ] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #7,089 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 10 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “vestir” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for vestir is 6 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [besˈt̪iɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #7,089 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for vestir, with forms such as "bestir", "evstir", and "vesitr". 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 10 confusable-pair relationships, "vetar", "vistió", "vestirse", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is vestir, spelled V-E-S-T-I-R.
Definition
- 1Cubrir de ropa el cuerpo para adornarlo o protegerlo.
- 2Por extensión, pagar los costes de la ropa de alguno.
- 3Por extensión, confeccionar la ropa de alguno.
- 4Más generalmente, cubrir algo con otra cosa que lo adorna o protege.
- 5Adornar un discurso con giros literarios o elegantes.
- 6Por extensión, disimular un defecto mediante ornamentos o afectaciones.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: bestir,evstir,vesitr,vesstir,vestirr,vestri,vesttir,vetsir,vsetir,vvestir
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of vestir - 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 “vestir”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is V-E-S-T-I-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [besˈt̪iɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “vetar” - see the side-by-side comparison. vestir vs vetar
- 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.