debajo

[d̪eˈβ̞axo]

/[d̪eˈβ̞axo]/ adv

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The verdict

“debajo” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #1,442. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,442
frequency rank, Spanish
4,885
“D” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
14
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - En un plano inferior respecto a la vertical.

Corpus desk

Index ES-debajo · debajo · Spanish

debajo · rank #1,442 · 9 variants · 14 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,442
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 14 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH crees

Nearest frequency peer: crees (-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 “debajo”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “debajo” 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).

debajo vs dejó
50% similar
debajo vs debo
67% similar
debajo vs debió
50% similar

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

Key facts for debajo
PropertyValue
Headworddebajo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdverb
IPA[d̪eˈβ̞axo]
Letters6
Frequency rank#1,442
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “debajo”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).debajocae 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 “crees” (#1,441), “diversas” (#1,443), “competencia” (#1,440). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “debajo” va en #1,442. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around debajo (IPA [d̪eˈβ̞axo]), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #1,442 among 4,885 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for debajo, with forms such as "dbeajo", "ddebajo", and "deabjo". 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 14 confusable-pair relationships, "dejó", "debo", "debió", 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, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is debajo, spelled D-E-B-A-J-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    En un plano inferior respecto a la vertical.
  2. 2
    En un plano posterior, cubierto por otra cosa situada por delante.

Synonyms

abajoparte inferior

Antonyms

encimaencima

This word in other languages

under(English)sous(Français)unter(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • dbeajo
  • ddebajo
  • deabjo
  • debajjo
  • debaoj
  • debbajo
  • debjao
  • devajo
  • edbajo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of debajo - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

dbeajo2ddebajo1deabjo2debajjo1debaoj2debbajo1debjao2devajo1
Edit distance from "debajo"

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 "debajo"?
"debajo" is spelled D-E-B-A-J-O. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪eˈβ̞axo].
What does "debajo" mean?
As an adverb, "debajo" means: En un plano inferior respecto a la vertical.
What words are commonly confused with "debajo"?
"debajo" is commonly confused with "dejó", "debo", "debió". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "debajo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "debajo" is [d̪eˈβ̞axo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "debajo" come from?
"debajo" 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 "debajo", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

altura#1,435visión#1,432menudo#1,454tercer#1,428

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

empieza9 variantsestaría9 variantsquerido9 variantssábado9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list