watch

//wɒt͡ʃ// verb

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#10,596

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

7

similar word pairs

watch is aSpanishverb. It means: Mirar, ver. Pronounced /wɒt͡ʃ/. Often confused with with and water.

Key facts for watch
PropertyValue
Headwordwatch
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/wɒt͡ʃ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#10,596
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of watch in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for watch is 5 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /wɒt͡ʃ/. Corpus data places it at rank #10,596 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for watch, with forms such as "awtch", "wacth", and "watcch". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "with", "water", "which", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is watch, spelled W-A-T-C-H, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mirar, ver.
  2. 2
    Vigilar, cuidar.
  3. 3
    Observar, conservar.
  4. 4
    Tener cuidado, precaución.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: awtch,wacth,watcch,watchh,wathc,wattch,wtach,wwatch

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for watch

Misspelling Variants of "watch"

awtch5wacth5watcch6watchh6wathc5wattch6wtach5wwatch6
Misspelling Variants of "watch"

Frequency rank: #10,596 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "watch"?
"watch" is spelled W-A-T-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is /wɒt͡ʃ/.
What does "watch" mean?
As a verb, "watch" means: Mirar, ver.
What words are commonly confused with "watch"?
"watch" is commonly confused with "with", "water", "which". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "watch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "watch" is /wɒt͡ʃ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "watch" come from?
"watch" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Nearby Spanish words

Other entries that begin with the letter W in our Spanish index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.