defectos
[d̪eˈfekt̪os]
The verdict
“defectos” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #5,599 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #5,599
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 7
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Forma del plural de defecto.
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 | defectos |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [d̪eˈfekt̪os] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #5,599 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 7 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “defectos” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for defectos is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [d̪eˈfekt̪os]. Corpus data places it at rank #5,599 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Forma del plural de defecto.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for defectos, with forms such as "ddefectos", "deefctos", and "defcetos". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "derechos", "directos", "desechos", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is defectos, spelled D-E-F-E-C-T-O-S.
Definition
- 1Forma del plural de defecto.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ddefectos,deefctos,defcetos,defecctos,defecots,defectoss,defectso,defecttos,defetcos,deffectos,dfeectos,edfectos
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of defectos - 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.
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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Using “defectos”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is D-E-F-E-C-T-O-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [d̪eˈfekt̪os] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “derechos” - see the side-by-side comparison. defectos vs derechos
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.