wish

/wɪʃ/

//wɪʃ// verb

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The verdict

“wish” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #31,601. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,601
frequency rank, Spanish
230
“W” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
16
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Desear, desear que, querer.

Corpus desk

Index ES-wish · wish · Spanish

wish · rank #31,601 · 6 variants · 16 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,601
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 16 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 230
  • PHOTO-FINISH works

Nearest frequency peer: works (+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 “wish”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “wish” 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).

wish vs with
75% similar
wish vs was
50% similar
wish vs win
50% similar

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

Key facts for wish
PropertyValue
Headwordwish
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/wɪʃ/
Letters4
Frequency rank#31,601
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “wish”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).wishcae 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 “works” (#31,602), “walk” (#31,599), “Yves” (#31,603). Entre 230 lemas con “W”, “wish” va en #31,601. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around wish (IPA /wɪʃ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #31,601 among 230 “W” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Desear, desear que, querer.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for wish, with forms such as "iwsh", "wihs", and "wishh". 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 16 confusable-pair relationships, "with", "was", "win", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is wish, spelled W-I-S-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Desear, desear que, querer.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. But I say to you that Elijah has come already, and they did not know him but did to him whatever they wished. Likewise the Son of Man is also about to suffer at their hands.”

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • iwsh
  • wihs
  • wishh
  • wissh
  • wsih
  • wwish

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of wish - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

iwsh2wihs2wishh1wissh1wsih2wwish1
Edit distance from "wish"

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 "wish"?
"wish" is spelled W-I-S-H. The IPA pronunciation is /wɪʃ/.
What does "wish" mean?
As a verb, "wish" means: Desear, desear que, querer.
What words are commonly confused with "wish"?
"wish" is commonly confused with "with", "was", "win". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "wish"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "wish" is /wɪʃ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "wish" come from?
"wish" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

walk#31,599Yves#31,603ítem#31,605veni#31,591

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

álamo6 variantsamore6 variantstaba6 variantsSubi6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list