weird

//wɪəd// adj

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#47,493

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

10

similar word pairs

weird is anSpanishadj. It means: Sobrenatural, que no parece ser de este mundo. Pronounced /wɪəd/. Often confused with word and wild.

Key facts for weird
PropertyValue
Headwordweird
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdj
IPA/wɪəd/
Letters5
Frequency rank#47,493
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for weird is 5 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /wɪəd/. Corpus data places it at rank #47,493 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 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for weird, with forms such as "ewird", "weidr", and "weirdd". 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 10 confusable-pair relationships, "word", "wild", "were", 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 weird, spelled W-E-I-R-D, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sobrenatural, que no parece ser de este mundo.
  2. 2
    Extraño, extraordinario, raro.
  3. 3
    Fantástico.
  4. 4
    Propio o relacionado con el destino.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ewird,weidr,weirdd,weirrd,werid,wierd,wweird

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for weird

Misspelling Variants of "weird"

ewird5weidr5weirdd6weirrd6werid5wierd5wweird6
Misspelling Variants of "weird"

Frequency rank: #47,493 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "weird"?
"weird" is spelled W-E-I-R-D. The IPA pronunciation is /wɪəd/.
What does "weird" mean?
As an adj, "weird" means: Sobrenatural, que no parece ser de este mundo.
What words are commonly confused with "weird"?
"weird" is commonly confused with "word", "wild", "were". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "weird"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "weird" is /wɪəd/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "weird" come from?
"weird" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.