vestir

[besˈt̪iɾ]

/[besˈt̪iɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“vestir” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #7,089. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,089
frequency rank, Spanish
1,793
“V” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cubrir de ropa el cuerpo para adornarlo o protegerlo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-vestir · vestir · Spanish

vestir · rank #7,089 · 10 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,089
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,793
  • PHOTO-FINISH vendrá

Nearest frequency peer: vendrá (-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 “vestir”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “vestir” 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).

vestir vs vetar
67% similar
vestir vs vistió
67% similar
vestir vs vestirse
75% similar

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

Key facts for vestir
PropertyValue
Headwordvestir
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[besˈt̪iɾ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#7,089
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “vestir”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).vestircae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “vendrá” (#7,088), “vocación” (#7,090), “varones” (#7,087). Entre 1,793 lemas con “V”, “vestir” va en #7,089. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around vestir (IPA [besˈt̪iɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #7,089 among 1,793 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

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

  1. 1
    Cubrir de ropa el cuerpo para adornarlo o protegerlo.
  2. 2
    Por extensión, pagar los costes de la ropa de alguno.
  3. 3
    Por extensión, confeccionar la ropa de alguno.
  4. 4
    Más generalmente, cubrir algo con otra cosa que lo adorna o protege.
  5. 5
    Adornar un discurso con giros literarios o elegantes.
  6. 6
    Por extensión, disimular un defecto mediante ornamentos o afectaciones.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. e despues lo vistieron de blanco, e pusieronle de suso vn paño de xamete bermejo bien rico
  2. Cargado de arboledas y frescura Busca de Aranjuez los ricos valles, Sus collados vistiendo de verdura, Y de jazmines sus vistosas calles.

Synonyms

ataviartrajear

Antonyms

desvestirdesnudar

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.

bestir1evstir2vesitr2vesstir1vestirr1vestri2vesttir1vetsir2
Edit distance from "vestir"

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 "vestir"?
"vestir" is spelled V-E-S-T-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is [besˈt̪iɾ].
What does "vestir" mean?
As a verb, "vestir" means: Cubrir de ropa el cuerpo para adornarlo o protegerlo.
What words are commonly confused with "vestir"?
"vestir" is commonly confused with "vetar", "vistió", "vestirse". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "vestir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vestir" is [besˈt̪iɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vestir" come from?
"vestir" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

vendrá#7,088aliado#7,095alivio#7,096Arthur#7,100

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

varones10 variantsseremos10 variantsseparar10 variantsSalinas10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list