desaparecido

[d̪esapaɾeˈsið̞o]

/[d̪esapaɾeˈsið̞o]/ adj

The verdict

“desaparecido” has 18 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #3,624. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,624
frequency rank, Spanish
4,885
“D” headwords
18
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Se dice de las personas de las que no se sabe dónde se encuentran y tampoco si continúan con vida.

Corpus desk

Index ES-desaparecido · desaparecido · Spanish

desaparecido · rank #3,624 · 18 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,624
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH embajador

Nearest frequency peer: embajador (+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 “desaparecido”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “desaparecido” 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).

desaparecido vs desapareció
83% similar
desaparecido vs desaparecidos
92% similar
desaparecido vs desapareciendo
86% similar

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

Key facts for desaparecido
PropertyValue
Headworddesaparecido
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[d̪esapaɾeˈsið̞o]
Letters12
Frequency rank#3,624
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “desaparecido”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).desaparecidocae 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 “embajador” (#3,625), “declarado” (#3,622), “equilibrio” (#3,626). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “desaparecido” va en #3,624. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around desaparecido (IPA [d̪esapaɾeˈsið̞o]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #3,624 among 4,885 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Se dice de las personas de las que no se sabe dónde se encuentran y tampoco si continúan con vida.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for desaparecido, with forms such as "ddesaparecido", "deasparecido", and "desaaprecido". 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. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "desapareció", "desaparecidos", "desapareciendo", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is desaparecido, spelled D-E-S-A-P-A-R-E-C-I-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Se dice de las personas de las que no se sabe dónde se encuentran y tampoco si continúan con vida.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddesaparecido
  • deasparecido
  • desaaprecido
  • desapaercido
  • desaparceido
  • desapareccido
  • desaparecdio
  • desapareciddo
  • desapareciod
  • desapareicdo
  • desaparesido
  • desaparrecido
  • desapparecido
  • desapraecido
  • despaarecido
  • dessaparecido
  • dseaparecido
  • edsaparecido

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ddesaparecido1deasparecido2desaaprecido2desapaercido2desaparceido2desapareccido1desaparecdio2desapareciddo1
Edit distance from "desaparecido"

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 "desaparecido"?
"desaparecido" is spelled D-E-S-A-P-A-R-E-C-I-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪esapaɾeˈsið̞o].
What does "desaparecido" mean?
As an adjective, "desaparecido" means: Se dice de las personas de las que no se sabe dónde se encuentran y tampoco si continúan con vida.
What words are commonly confused with "desaparecido"?
"desaparecido" is commonly confused with "desapareció", "desaparecidos", "desapareciendo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "desaparecido"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "desaparecido" is [d̪esapaɾeˈsið̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "desaparecido" come from?
"desaparecido" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list