derrota
[d̪eˈrot̪a]
The verdict
“derrota” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #3,477 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #3,477
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 10
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Acción y efecto de derrotar o ser derrotado.
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 | derrota |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [d̪eˈrot̪a] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #3,477 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 10 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “derrota” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for derrota is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [d̪eˈrot̪a]. Corpus data places it at rank #3,477 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for derrota, with forms such as "dderrota", "derorta", and "derota". 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 10 confusable-pair relationships, "devota", "déspota", "derrotar", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is derrota, spelled D-E-R-R-O-T-A.
Definition
- 1Acción y efecto de derrotar o ser derrotado.
- 2Retirada desordenada de un ejército vencido y, por extensión, al mismo combate desgraciado que la origina.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: dderrota,derorta,derota,derroat,derrotta,derrtoa,drerota,edrrota
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of derrota - 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 “derrota”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is D-E-R-R-O-T-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [d̪eˈrot̪a] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “devota” - see the side-by-side comparison. derrota vs devota
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.