weir
/wɪə/
The verdict
“weir” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #46,882. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #46,882
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 230
- “W” headwords
- 5
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Una presa ajustable localizada a lo ancho de un río para regular el flujo de agua río abajo; presa, dique.
Corpus desk
Index ES-weir · weir · Spanish
weir · rank #46,882 · 5 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-MID #46,882
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 5 variants
- BOOK-MID 230
- PHOTO-FINISH vuelas
Nearest frequency peer: vuelas (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “weir”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- virtuosos
virtuosos
53,124 corpus weight
- visionarios
visionarios
53,123 corpus weight
- vuelas
vuelas
53,120 corpus weight
- weir
weir
53,119 corpus weight
- yucateco
yucateco
53,118 corpus weight
- zapatería
zapatería
53,117 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “weir” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
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 | weir |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /wɪə/ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #46,882 |
| Misspellings tracked | 5 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Dónde se sitúa “weir” en la frecuencia del español
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 5 spelling variants around weir (IPA /wɪə/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #46,882 among 230 “W” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for weir, with forms such as "ewir", "weirr", and "weri". 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, "wey", "win", "west", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is weir, spelled W-E-I-R.
Definition
- 1Una presa ajustable localizada a lo ancho de un río para regular el flujo de agua río abajo; presa, dique.
- 2Una obstrucción puesta a las aguas de marea, o completamente o parcialmente a lo ancho de un río para dirigir el paso de los peces o atraparlos; corral₄ (de pesca).
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ewir
- weirr
- weri
- wier
- wweir
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of weir - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "weir", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "weir". Here's where to go from here.
- "weir" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "wey". View pair
- 5 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #46,882 among Spanish headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more Spanish words in the "W" letter cohort. W–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.