deriva

[d̪eˈɾiβ̞a]

/[d̪eˈɾiβ̞a]/ noun

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The verdict

“deriva” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #6,510. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,510
frequency rank, Spanish
4,885
“D” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Desvío de una embarcación con respecto al rumbo trazado debido a la corriente.

Corpus desk

Index ES-deriva · deriva · Spanish

deriva · rank #6,510 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,510
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH delincuencia

Nearest frequency peer: delincuencia (-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 “deriva”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “deriva” 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).

deriva vs diva
67% similar
deriva vs Deva
50% similar
deriva vs diría
50% similar

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

Key facts for deriva
PropertyValue
Headwordderiva
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[d̪eˈɾiβ̞a]
Letters6
Frequency rank#6,510
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “deriva”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).derivacae 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 “delincuencia” (#6,509), “desnudo” (#6,511), “definido” (#6,508). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “deriva” va en #6,510. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around deriva (IPA [d̪eˈɾiβ̞a]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,510 among 4,885 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for deriva, with forms such as "dderiva", "deirva", and "deriav". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "diva", "Deva", "diría", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is deriva, spelled D-E-R-I-V-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Desvío de una embarcación con respecto al rumbo trazado debido a la corriente.
  2. 2
    Curso realizado sin rumbo fijo, o en uno que al locutor le parece negativo.

This word in other languages

drift(English)dérive(Français)treiben(Deutsch)deriva(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • dderiva
  • deirva
  • deriav
  • deriba
  • derivva
  • derriva
  • dervia
  • dreiva
  • edriva

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

dderiva1deirva2deriav2deriba1derivva1derriva1dervia2dreiva2
Edit distance from "deriva"

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 "deriva"?
"deriva" is spelled D-E-R-I-V-A. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪eˈɾiβ̞a].
What does "deriva" mean?
As a noun, "deriva" means: Desvío de una embarcación con respecto al rumbo trazado debido a la corriente.
What words are commonly confused with "deriva"?
"deriva" is commonly confused with "diva", "Deva", "diría". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "deriva"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "deriva" is [d̪eˈɾiβ̞a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "deriva" come from?
"deriva" 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 "deriva", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

divide#6,514divino#6,515emitir#6,518Boston#6,494

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

exitosa9 variantsfiltro9 variantsagujero9 variantsacepto9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list