degustar

[d̪eɣ̞usˈt̪aɾ]

/[d̪eɣ̞usˈt̪aɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“degustar” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #41,293. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,293
frequency rank, Spanish
4,885
“D” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Probar con el sentido del gusto.

Corpus desk

Index ES-degustar · degustar · Spanish

degustar · rank #41,293 · 12 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #41,293
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH defectuosos

Nearest frequency peer: defectuosos (-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 “degustar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “degustar” 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).

degustar vs debutar
75% similar

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

Key facts for degustar
PropertyValue
Headworddegustar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[d̪eɣ̞usˈt̪aɾ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#41,293
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “degustar”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).degustarcae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “defectuosos” (#41,292), “delicadamente” (#41,294), “deduzco” (#41,291). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “degustar” va en #41,293. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around degustar (IPA [d̪eɣ̞usˈt̪aɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #41,293 among 4,885 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Probar con el sentido del gusto.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for degustar, with forms such as "ddegustar", "deggustar", and "degsutar". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "debutar", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is degustar, spelled D-E-G-U-S-T-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Probar con el sentido del gusto.

This word in other languages

taste(English)goûter(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddegustar
  • deggustar
  • degsutar
  • degusatr
  • degusstar
  • degustarr
  • degustra
  • degusttar
  • degutsar
  • deugstar
  • dgeustar
  • edgustar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ddegustar1deggustar1degsutar2degusatr2degusstar1degustarr1degustra2degusttar1
Edit distance from "degustar"

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 "degustar"?
"degustar" is spelled D-E-G-U-S-T-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪eɣ̞usˈt̪aɾ].
What does "degustar" mean?
As a verb, "degustar" means: Probar con el sentido del gusto.
What words are commonly confused with "degustar"?
"degustar" is commonly confused with "debutar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "degustar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "degustar" is [d̪eɣ̞usˈt̪aɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "degustar" come from?
"degustar" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

desafían#41,298distingo#41,309criollas#41,274conejito#41,260

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

dancing12 variantsencienda12 variantsendurece12 variantsEnriqueta12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list