desarrollar

[d̪esaroˈʝaɾ]

/[d̪esaroˈʝaɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“desarrollar” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #2,288. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,288
frequency rank, Spanish
4,885
“D” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Desplegar, estirar lo que estaba arrollado.

Corpus desk

Index ES-desarrollar · desarrollar · Spanish

desarrollar · rank #2,288 · 13 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,288
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH denuncia

Nearest frequency peer: denuncia (-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 “desarrollar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “desarrollar” 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).

desarrollar vs desarrollo
82% similar
desarrollar vs desarrolle
82% similar
desarrollar vs desarrollos
82% similar

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

Key facts for desarrollar
PropertyValue
Headworddesarrollar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[d̪esaroˈʝaɾ]
Letters11
Frequency rank#2,288
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “desarrollar”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.desarrollarcae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “denuncia” (#2,287), “económicas” (#2,289), “dejen” (#2,286). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “desarrollar” va en #2,288. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around desarrollar (IPA [d̪esaroˈʝaɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #2,288 among 4,885 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for desarrollar, with forms such as "ddesarrollar", "deasrrollar", and "desarollar". 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 13 confusable-pair relationships, "desarrollo", "desarrolle", "desarrollos", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is desarrollar, spelled D-E-S-A-R-R-O-L-L-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Desplegar, estirar lo que estaba arrollado.
  2. 2
    Hacer que algo o alguien crezca, que supere progresivamente varios estados de desarrollo.
  3. 3
    Hablando de cosas inmateriales como ideas, planes o proyectos, llevarlos progresivamente hacia su meta o fin.
  4. 4
    Dicho de una teoría o un tema, explicarlo detalladamente.
  5. 5
    Hacer los cálculos de una operación matemática para dar forma a la expresión analítica.
  6. 6
    Encontrar las soluciones en una función o serie.
  7. 7
    Representar gráficamente de forma simultánea algo que en la práctica no puede ser observado desde una única perspectiva.
  8. 8
    Transformar en imagen visible la película fotográfica en el laboratorio de revelado.

Synonyms

desenrollarexponerrevelar

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddesarrollar
  • deasrrollar
  • desarollar
  • desarorllar
  • desarrlolar
  • desarrolalr
  • desarrolar
  • desarrollarr
  • desarrollra
  • desrarollar
  • dessarrollar
  • dsearrollar
  • edsarrollar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of desarrollar - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ddesarrollar1deasrrollar2desarollar1desarorllar2desarrlolar2desarrolalr2desarrolar1desarrollarr1
Edit distance from "desarrollar"

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 "desarrollar"?
"desarrollar" is spelled D-E-S-A-R-R-O-L-L-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪esaroˈʝaɾ].
What does "desarrollar" mean?
As a verb, "desarrollar" means: Desplegar, estirar lo que estaba arrollado.
What words are commonly confused with "desarrollar"?
"desarrollar" is commonly confused with "desarrollo", "desarrolle", "desarrollos". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "desarrollar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "desarrollar" is [d̪esaroˈʝaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "desarrollar" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

significado#2,320encontramos#2,248herramienta#2,348perspectiva#2,358

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

histórica13 variantsvosotros13 variantsactuación13 variantsconsiste13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list