vivir

[biˈβ̞iɾ]

/[biˈβ̞iɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“vivir” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #464. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#464
frequency rank, Spanish
1,793
“V” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tener vida.

Corpus desk

Index ES-vivir · vivir · Spanish

vivir · rank #464 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #464
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,793
  • PHOTO-FINISH ve

Nearest frequency peer: ve (-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 “vivir”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “vivir” 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).

vivir vs vivo
60% similar
vivir vs vivos
60% similar
vivir vs vivís
60% similar

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

Key facts for vivir
PropertyValue
Headwordvivir
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[biˈβ̞iɾ]
Letters5
Frequency rank#464
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “vivir”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).vivircae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “ve” (#463), “capital” (#465), “siento” (#462). Entre 1,793 lemas con “V”, “vivir” va en #464. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around vivir (IPA [biˈβ̞iɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #464 among 1,793 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for vivir, with forms such as "bibir", "ivvir", and "viivr". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "vivo", "vivos", "vivís", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

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 vivir, spelled V-I-V-I-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tener vida.
  2. 2
    Tener su residencia y desarrollar sus actividades en un lugar determinado.
  3. 3
    Permanecer alguien haciendo o siendo algo durante largo tiempo.
  4. 4
    Permanecer algo en el tiempo.
  5. 5
    Tener un estilo de vida.
  6. 6
    Tener un comportamiento permanente.
  7. 7
    Satisfacer las necesidades diarias.
  8. 8
    Acompañado de la preposición de, denota un medio de subsistencia.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. La palabra "algoritmo" proviene del nombre del matemático llamado Abu Abdullah Muhammad bin Musa al-Khwarizmi que vivió entre los siglos VIII y IX.
  2. Me vine a vivir a la ciudad.

Synonyms

residirhabitarmorarestarpermanecerdurarcomportarseportarseconducirsesubsistir

Antonyms

morirfallecerfenecerexpirar

This word in other languages

live(English)vivre(Français)leben(Deutsch)morar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bibir
  • ivvir
  • viivr
  • vivirr
  • vivri
  • vivvir
  • vviir
  • vvivir

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of vivir - 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.

bibir2ivvir2viivr2vivirr1vivri2vivvir1vviir2vvivir1
Edit distance from "vivir"

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 "vivir"?
"vivir" is spelled V-I-V-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is [biˈβ̞iɾ].
What does "vivir" mean?
As a verb, "vivir" means: Tener vida.
What words are commonly confused with "vivir"?
"vivir" is commonly confused with "vivo", "vivos", "vivís". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "vivir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vivir" is [biˈβ̞iɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vivir" come from?
"vivir" 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 "vivir", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

casos#466libre#468pueda#458julio#457

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

siento8 variantsescuela8 variantssabes8 variantssuerte8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list