desalentar

[d̪esalẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ]

/[d̪esalẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“desalentar” has 15 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #43,505. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#43,505
frequency rank, Spanish
4,885
“D” headwords
15
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Reducir el ánimo, el vigor, la fuerza o el entusiasmo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-desalentar · desalentar · Spanish

desalentar · rank #43,505 · 15 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #43,505
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH desafiado

Nearest frequency peer: desafiado (-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 “desalentar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “desalentar” 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
Key facts for desalentar
PropertyValue
Headworddesalentar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[d̪esalẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#43,505
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “desalentar”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).desalentarcae 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 “desafiado” (#43,504), “derrumbarse” (#43,503), “derribando” (#43,502). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “desalentar” va en #43,505. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around desalentar (IPA [d̪esalẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #43,505 among 4,885 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for desalentar, with forms such as "ddesalentar", "deaslentar", and "desaelntar". 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 is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is desalentar, spelled D-E-S-A-L-E-N-T-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Reducir el ánimo, el vigor, la fuerza o el entusiasmo.
  2. 2
    Hacer difícil la respiración por el cansancio, la presión atmosférica, la enfermedad, etc.

This word in other languages

décourager(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddesalentar
  • deaslentar
  • desaelntar
  • desalenatr
  • desalenntar
  • desalentarr
  • desalentra
  • desalenttar
  • desaletnar
  • desallentar
  • desalnetar
  • deslaentar
  • dessalentar
  • dsealentar
  • edsalentar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ddesalentar1deaslentar2desaelntar2desalenatr2desalenntar1desalentarr1desalentra2desalenttar1
Edit distance from "desalentar"

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 "desalentar"?
"desalentar" is spelled D-E-S-A-L-E-N-T-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪esalẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ].
What does "desalentar" mean?
As a verb, "desalentar" means: Reducir el ánimo, el vigor, la fuerza o el entusiasmo.
What are common misspellings of "desalentar"?
Common misspellings include "ddesalentar", "deaslentar", "desaelntar", "desalenatr", "desalenntar". The correct spelling is "desalentar".
How do you pronounce "desalentar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "desalentar" is [d̪esalẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "desalentar" come from?
"desalentar" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

derribando#43,502decadentes#43,498desfilaron#43,512coreógrafo#43,486

Similar misspelling depth

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

disparador15 variantsconsumidas15 variantscompetirán15 variantsempaquetado15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list