dehesa

[d̪eˈesa]

/[d̪eˈesa]/ noun

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The verdict

“dehesa” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #25,984. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,984
frequency rank, Spanish
4,885
“D” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tierra cubierta con pasto, generalmente destinada a la alimentación de animales como ganado y caballos.

Corpus desk

Index ES-dehesa · dehesa · Spanish

dehesa · rank #25,984 · 8 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,984
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH dejada

Nearest frequency peer: dejada (+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 “dehesa”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “dehesa” 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).

dehesa vs desea
67% similar
dehesa vs dejes
67% similar
dehesa vs densa
67% similar

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

Key facts for dehesa
PropertyValue
Headworddehesa
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[d̪eˈesa]
Letters6
Frequency rank#25,984
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “dehesa”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.dehesacae 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 “dejada” (#25,985), “decidiste” (#25,982), “deceso” (#25,981). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “dehesa” va en #25,984. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around dehesa (IPA [d̪eˈesa]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #25,984 among 4,885 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Tierra cubierta con pasto, generalmente destinada a la alimentación de animales como ganado y caballos.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for dehesa, with forms such as "ddehesa", "deehsa", and "deheas". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "desea", "dejes", "densa", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

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 dehesa, spelled D-E-H-E-S-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tierra cubierta con pasto, generalmente destinada a la alimentación de animales como ganado y caballos.

Synonyms

acampoalijarcotopastoredonda

This word in other languages

pré(Français)Weide(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddehesa
  • deehsa
  • deheas
  • dehessa
  • dehhesa
  • dehsea
  • dheesa
  • edhesa

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of dehesa - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ddehesa1deehsa2deheas2dehessa1dehhesa1dehsea2dheesa2edhesa2
Edit distance from "dehesa"

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 "dehesa"?
"dehesa" is spelled D-E-H-E-S-A. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪eˈesa].
What does "dehesa" mean?
As a noun, "dehesa" means: Tierra cubierta con pasto, generalmente destinada a la alimentación de animales como ganado y caballos.
What words are commonly confused with "dehesa"?
"dehesa" is commonly confused with "desea", "dejes", "densa". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "dehesa"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dehesa" is [d̪eˈesa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dehesa" come from?
"dehesa" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

dejada#25,985deceso#25,981coyote#25,972diseña#26,005

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

confíe8 variantsduques8 variantsbureau8 variantsfiasco8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list