desarmar
[d̪esaɾˈmaɾ]
The verdict
“desarmar” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #26,798 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.
- #26,798
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 9
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Quitar o hacer entregar a una persona, a un cuerpo o a una plaza las armas que tiene.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | desarmar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [d̪esaɾˈmaɾ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #26,798 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 9 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “desarmar” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for desarmar is 8 letters long, classified as a verb, 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 generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for desarmar, with forms such as "ddesarmar", "deasrmar", and "desamrar". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "desarme", "desatar", "desertar", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology 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 desarmar, spelled D-E-S-A-R-M-A-R.
Definition
- 1Quitar o hacer entregar a una persona, a un cuerpo o a una plaza las armas que tiene.
- 2Desnudar o desceñir a una persona las armas que lleva.
- 3Disminuir o eliminar el equipamiento bélico o las tropas de un país.
- 4Dejar a alguien sin capacidad de respuesta o defensa, especialmente en un debate o discusión.
- 5Desmontar una construcción o algo compuesto por distintas piezas.
- 6Hacer dar un golpe en vago a un animal de asta, de modo que no pueda repetirlo sin repararse y mudar de situación.
- 7Quitar la ballesta del punto o gancho en que se pone para dispararla.
- 8Obligar al adversario a que suelte el arma.
- 9Quitar al buque la artillería y el aparejo, y amarrar de firme el casco en la dársena.
- 10Sacar todo el contenido de un equipaje o bolso de viaje.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ddesarmar,deasrmar,desamrar,desaramr,desarmarr,desarmmar,desarmra,desarrmar,desramar,dessarmar,dsearmar,edsarmar
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of desarmar - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “desarmar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is D-E-S-A-R-M-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [d̪esaɾˈmaɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “desarme” - see the side-by-side comparison. desarmar vs desarme
- 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.