desamparo
[d̪esãmˈpaɾo]
The verdict
“desamparo” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #39,687 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #39,687
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 9
- letters
- 13
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Acción y efecto de dejar sin amparo sin protección.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | desamparo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [d̪esãmˈpaɾo] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #39,687 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “desamparo” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for desamparo is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [d̪esãmˈpaɾo]. Corpus data places it at rank #39,687 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Acción y efecto de dejar sin amparo sin protección.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for desamparo, with forms such as "ddesamparo", "deasmparo", and "desamapro". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, 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 desamparo, spelled D-E-S-A-M-P-A-R-O.
Definition
- 1Acción y efecto de dejar sin amparo sin protección.
Synonyms
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ddesamparo,deasmparo,desamapro,desammparo,desampaor,desamparro,desampparo,desamprao,desapmaro,desmaparo,dessamparo,dseamparo,edsamparo
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of desamparo - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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 “desamparo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is D-E-S-A-M-P-A-R-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [d̪esãmˈpaɾo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- 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.