default

/[d̪eˈfol̪t̪]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#31,301

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

0

similar word pairs

default is aSpanishnoun. It means: Incumplimiento de las obligaciones legales o condiciones de un préstamo, por ejemplo, cuando un comprador no puede pagar su hipoteca, o cuando una corporación o gobierno no es capaz de pagar un bon... Pronounced [d̪eˈfol̪t̪].

Key facts for default
PropertyValue
Headworddefault
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[d̪eˈfol̪t̪]
Letters7
Frequency rank#31,301
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for default is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [d̪eˈfol̪t̪]. Corpus data places it at rank #31,301 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for default, with forms such as "ddefault", "deafult", and "defalut". 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 is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

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 default, spelled D-E-F-A-U-L-T, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Incumplimiento de las obligaciones legales o condiciones de un préstamo, por ejemplo, cuando un comprador no puede pagar su hipoteca, o cuando una corporación o gobierno no es capaz de pagar un bono que ha llegado a su madurez.
  2. 2
    Por ext., falta de observancia de un deber o una obligación.

Synonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ddefault,deafult,defalut,defaullt,defaultt,defautl,deffault,defualt,dfeault,edfault

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for default

Misspelling Variants of "default"

ddefault8deafult7defalut7defaullt8defaultt8defautl7deffault8defualt7
Misspelling Variants of "default"

Frequency rank: #31,301 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "default"?
"default" is spelled D-E-F-A-U-L-T. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪eˈfol̪t̪].
What does "default" mean?
As a noun, "default" means: Incumplimiento de las obligaciones legales o condiciones de un préstamo, por ejemplo, cuando un comprador no puede pagar su hipoteca, o cuando una corporación o gobierno no es capaz de pagar un bon...
What are common misspellings of "default"?
Common misspellings include "ddefault", "deafult", "defalut", "defaullt", "defaultt". The correct spelling is "default".
How do you pronounce "default"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "default" is [d̪eˈfol̪t̪]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "default" come from?
"default" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.