depresivo

[d̪epɾeˈsiβ̞o]

/[d̪epɾeˈsiβ̞o]/ adj

The verdict

“depresivo” has 15 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #27,565. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,565
frequency rank, Spanish
4,885
“D” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dicho de algo: Que deprime.

Corpus desk

Index ES-depresivo · depresivo · Spanish

depresivo · rank #27,565 · 15 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #27,565
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH delegar

Nearest frequency peer: delegar (-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 “depresivo”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “depresivo” 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).

depresivo vs depresivos
90% similar
depresivo vs depresión
78% similar
depresivo vs depresiva
89% similar

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

Key facts for depresivo
PropertyValue
Headworddepresivo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[d̪epɾeˈsiβ̞o]
Letters9
Frequency rank#27,565
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “depresivo”

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

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “delegar” (#27,564), “desdén” (#27,566), “deficientes” (#27,563). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “depresivo” va en #27,565. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around depresivo (IPA [d̪epɾeˈsiβ̞o]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #27,565 among 4,885 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for depresivo, with forms such as "ddepresivo", "depersivo", and "deppresivo". 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, "depresivos", "depresión", "depresiva", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is depresivo, spelled D-E-P-R-E-S-I-V-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dicho de algo: Que deprime.
  2. 2
    Dicho de algo: Que se vincula con la depresión.
  3. 3
    Dicho de una persona: Que está atravesando por un episodio de depresión. Asimismo, se dice de su carácter: Débil, que es o está más propenso a padecerla.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how depresivo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. «Coincidían en un rasgo levemente depresivo».
  2. «Todavía no ha surgido el profeta de esta disciplina, aquel que explique convincentemente el porqué de los estados depresivos, la causa de las obsesiones y del miedo irracional; (…)».

Synonyms

deprimentedesazonador

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddepresivo
  • depersivo
  • deppresivo
  • deprecivo
  • depreisvo
  • depresibo
  • depresiov
  • depresivvo
  • depressivo
  • depresvio
  • deprresivo
  • deprseivo
  • derpesivo
  • dperesivo
  • edpresivo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of depresivo - 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.

ddepresivo1depersivo2deppresivo1deprecivo1depreisvo2depresibo1depresiov2depresivvo1
Edit distance from "depresivo"

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 "depresivo"?
"depresivo" is spelled D-E-P-R-E-S-I-V-O. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪epɾeˈsiβ̞o].
What does "depresivo" mean?
As an adjective, "depresivo" means: Dicho de algo: Que deprime.
What words are commonly confused with "depresivo"?
"depresivo" is commonly confused with "depresivos", "depresión", "depresiva". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "depresivo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "depresivo" is [d̪epɾeˈsiβ̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "depresivo" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list