desaparece

[d̪esapaˈɾese]

/[d̪esapaˈɾese]/ verb

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The verdict

“desaparece” has 15 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #6,283. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,283
frequency rank, Spanish
4,885
“D” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de desaparecer o de desaparecerse.

Corpus desk

Index ES-desaparece · desaparece · Spanish

desaparece · rank #6,283 · 15 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,283
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH dejemos

Nearest frequency peer: dejemos (-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 “desaparece”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “desaparece” 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).

desaparece vs desaparecer
91% similar
desaparece vs desapareció
82% similar
desaparece vs desaparecen
91% similar

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

Key facts for desaparece
PropertyValue
Headworddesaparece
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[d̪esapaˈɾese]
Letters10
Frequency rank#6,283
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “desaparece”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).desaparececae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “dejemos” (#6,282), “despierto” (#6,284), “cumplió” (#6,281). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “desaparece” va en #6,283. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around desaparece (IPA [d̪esapaˈɾese]), averb. Corpus frequency is #6,283 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 desaparece, with forms such as "ddesaparece", "deasparece", and "desaaprece". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "desaparecer", "desapareció", "desaparecen", 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 to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is desaparece, spelled D-E-S-A-P-A-R-E-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de desaparecer o de desaparecerse.
  2. 2
    Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de desaparecer.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddesaparece
  • deasparece
  • desaaprece
  • desapaerce
  • desaparcee
  • desaparecce
  • desapareec
  • desaparese
  • desaparrece
  • desapparece
  • desapraece
  • despaarece
  • dessaparece
  • dseaparece
  • edsaparece

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ddesaparece1deasparece2desaaprece2desapaerce2desaparcee2desaparecce1desapareec2desaparese1
Edit distance from "desaparece"

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 "desaparece"?
"desaparece" is spelled D-E-S-A-P-A-R-E-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪esapaˈɾese].
What does "desaparece" mean?
As a verb, "desaparece" means: Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de desaparecer o de desaparecerse.
What words are commonly confused with "desaparece"?
"desaparece" is commonly confused with "desaparecer", "desapareció", "desaparecen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "desaparece"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "desaparece" is [d̪esapaˈɾese]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "desaparece" come from?
"desaparece" 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 "desaparece", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

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

Cristóbal15 variantsfavorable15 variantsseriamente15 variantssecundario15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list