desarmar

/[d̪esaɾˈmaɾ]/ verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#26,798

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

9

similar word pairs

desarmar is aSpanishverb. It means: Quitar o hacer entregar a una persona, a un cuerpo o a una plaza las armas que tiene. Pronounced [d̪esaɾˈmaɾ]. Often confused with desarme and desatar.

Key facts for desarmar
PropertyValue
Headworddesarmar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[d̪esaɾˈmaɾ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#26,798
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for desarmar is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [d̪esaɾˈmaɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #26,798 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 10 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for desarmar, with forms such as "ddesarmar", "deasrmar", and "desamrar". 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 9 confusable-pair relationships, "desarme", "desatar", "desertar", 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 desarmar, spelled D-E-S-A-R-M-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Quitar o hacer entregar a una persona, a un cuerpo o a una plaza las armas que tiene.
  2. 2
    Desnudar o desceñir a una persona las armas que lleva.
  3. 3
    Disminuir o eliminar el equipamiento bélico o las tropas de un país.
  4. 4
    Dejar a alguien sin capacidad de respuesta o defensa, especialmente en un debate o discusión.
  5. 5
    Desmontar una construcción o algo compuesto por distintas piezas.
  6. 6
    Hacer dar un golpe en vago a un animal de asta, de modo que no pueda repetirlo sin repararse y mudar de situación.
  7. 7
    Quitar la ballesta del punto o gancho en que se pone para dispararla.
  8. 8
    Obligar al adversario a que suelte el arma.
  9. 9
    Quitar al buque la artillería y el aparejo, y amarrar de firme el casco en la dársena.
  10. 10
    Sacar todo el contenido de un equipaje o bolso de viaje.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ddesarmar,deasrmar,desamrar,desaramr,desarmarr,desarmmar,desarmra,desarrmar,desramar,dessarmar,dsearmar,edsarmar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for desarmar

Misspelling Variants of "desarmar"

ddesarmar9deasrmar8desamrar8desaramr8desarmarr9desarmmar9desarmra8desarrmar9
Misspelling Variants of "desarmar"

Frequency rank: #26,798 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "desarmar"?
"desarmar" is spelled D-E-S-A-R-M-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪esaɾˈmaɾ].
What does "desarmar" mean?
As a verb, "desarmar" means: Quitar o hacer entregar a una persona, a un cuerpo o a una plaza las armas que tiene.
What words are commonly confused with "desarmar"?
"desarmar" is commonly confused with "desarme", "desatar", "desertar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "desarmar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "desarmar" is [d̪esaɾˈmaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "desarmar" come from?
"desarmar" 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.