derbi
[ˈd̪eɾβ̞i]
The verdict
“derbi” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #30,417. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #30,417
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 90,663
- “D” headwords
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 14
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Competición hípica, especialmente la que se celebra anualmente en donde corren purasangres de tres años de edad.
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 | derbi |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈd̪eɾβ̞i] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #30,417 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 14 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “derbi” sits in Spanish frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 8 spelling variants around derbi (IPA [ˈd̪eɾβ̞i]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #30,417 among 90,663 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for derbi, with forms such as "dderbi", "debri", and "derbbi". 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 14 confusable-pair relationships, "Derby", "dormi", "der", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is derbi, spelled D-E-R-B-I.
Definition
- 1Competición hípica, especialmente la que se celebra anualmente en donde corren purasangres de tres años de edad.
- 2Clásico (encuentro entre dos equipos archirrivales o de mucho peso).
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- dderbi
- debri
- derbbi
- derib
- derrbi
- dervi
- drebi
- edrbi
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of derbi - 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 “derbi”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is D-E-R-B-I - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈd̪eɾβ̞i] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Derby” - see the side-by-side comparison. derbi vs Derby
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Same frequency band
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.