departamento

[d̪epaɾt̪aˈmẽn̪t̪o]

/[d̪epaɾt̪aˈmẽn̪t̪o]/ noun

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The verdict

“departamento” has 18 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #805. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#805
frequency rank, Spanish
4,885
“D” headwords
18
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Unidad de vivienda autónoma que, junto con otras similares, conforma un edificio o complejo de residencias

Corpus desk

Index ES-departamento · departamento · Spanish

departamento · rank #805 · 18 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #805
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH cualquiera

Nearest frequency peer: cualquiera (-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 “departamento”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “departamento” 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).

departamento vs department
83% similar
departamento vs departamentos
92% similar
departamento vs departamental
85% similar

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

Key facts for departamento
PropertyValue
Headworddepartamento
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[d̪epaɾt̪aˈmẽn̪t̪o]
Letters12
Frequency rank#805
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “departamento”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).departamentocae 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 “cualquiera” (#804), “diez” (#806), “corte” (#803). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “departamento” va en #805. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around departamento (IPA [d̪epaɾt̪aˈmẽn̪t̪o]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #805 among 4,885 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for departamento, with forms such as "ddepartamento", "deaprtamento", and "deparatmento". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "department", "departamentos", "departamental", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is departamento, spelled D-E-P-A-R-T-A-M-E-N-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Unidad de vivienda autónoma que, junto con otras similares, conforma un edificio o complejo de residencias
  2. 2
    Unidad administrativa de una organización
  3. 3
    En particular, la que corresponde a un saber o disciplina en una universidad y organiza la enseñanza e investigación en la misma
  4. 4
    En algunos países, unidad político-administrativa en que se divide su territorio

Synonyms

apartamentopiso

This word in other languages

apartment(English)appartement(Français)Wohnung(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddepartamento
  • deaprtamento
  • deparatmento
  • deparrtamento
  • departaemnto
  • departamennto
  • departamenot
  • departamentto
  • departametno
  • departammento
  • departamneto
  • departmaento
  • departtamento
  • depatramento
  • deppartamento
  • depratamento
  • dpeartamento
  • edpartamento

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ddepartamento1deaprtamento2deparatmento2deparrtamento1departaemnto2departamennto1departamenot2departamentto1
Edit distance from "departamento"

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 "departamento"?
"departamento" is spelled D-E-P-A-R-T-A-M-E-N-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪epaɾt̪aˈmẽn̪t̪o].
What does "departamento" mean?
As a noun, "departamento" means: Unidad de vivienda autónoma que, junto con otras similares, conforma un edificio o complejo de residencias
What words are commonly confused with "departamento"?
"departamento" is commonly confused with "department", "departamentos", "departamental". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "departamento"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "departamento" is [d̪epaɾt̪aˈmẽn̪t̪o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "departamento" come from?
"departamento" 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 "departamento", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

construcción#802comunicación#783trabajadores#835Constitución#932

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

principales18 variantsorganización18 variantssimplemente18 variantsconocimiento18 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list