desalojar

/[d̪esaloˈxaɾ]/ verb

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#22,322

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

desalojar is aSpanishverb. It means: Hacer que un recinto o edificio quede vacío de gente. Pronounced [d̪esaloˈxaɾ]. Often confused with desalojo and despojar.

Key facts for desalojar
PropertyValue
Headworddesalojar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[d̪esaloˈxaɾ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#22,322
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of desalojar in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for desalojar is 9 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [d̪esaloˈxaɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #22,322 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 13 documented wrong-spelling variants for desalojar, with forms such as "ddesalojar", "deaslojar", and "desaljoar". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "desalojo", "despojar", "desalojos", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is desalojar, spelled D-E-S-A-L-O-J-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hacer que un recinto o edificio quede vacío de gente.
  2. 2
    Expulsar o echar a algo de algún lugar.
  3. 3
    Abandonar o retirarse de un lugar.

Synonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ddesalojar,deaslojar,desaljoar,desallojar,desaloajr,desalojarr,desalojjar,desalojra,desaoljar,deslaojar,dessalojar,dsealojar,edsalojar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for desalojar

Misspelling Variants of "desalojar"

ddesalojar10deaslojar9desaljoar9desallojar10desaloajr9desalojarr10desalojjar10desalojra9
Misspelling Variants of "desalojar"

Frequency rank: #22,322 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "desalojar"?
"desalojar" is spelled D-E-S-A-L-O-J-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪esaloˈxaɾ].
What does "desalojar" mean?
As a verb, "desalojar" means: Hacer que un recinto o edificio quede vacío de gente.
What words are commonly confused with "desalojar"?
"desalojar" is commonly confused with "desalojo", "despojar", "desalojos". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "desalojar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "desalojar" is [d̪esaloˈxaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "desalojar" come from?
"desalojar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.