desarrollo

[d̪esaˈroʝo]

/[d̪esaˈroʝo]/ noun

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The verdict

“desarrollo” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #326. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#326
frequency rank, Spanish
4,885
“D” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Acción o efecto de desarrollar o de desarrollarse.

Corpus desk

Index ES-desarrollo · desarrollo · Spanish

desarrollo · rank #326 · 11 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #326
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH cuatro

Nearest frequency peer: cuatro (-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 “desarrollo”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “desarrollo” 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).

desarrollo vs desarrollos
91% similar
desarrollo vs desarrolla
90% similar
desarrollo vs desarrolle
90% similar

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

Key facts for desarrollo
PropertyValue
Headworddesarrollo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[d̪esaˈroʝo]
Letters10
Frequency rank#326
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “desarrollo”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).desarrollocae 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 “cuatro” (#325), “hijo” (#327), “c” (#324). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “desarrollo” va en #326. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around desarrollo (IPA [d̪esaˈroʝo]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #326 among 4,885 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for desarrollo, with forms such as "ddesarrollo", "deasrrollo", and "desarollo". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "desarrollos", "desarrolla", "desarrolle", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 desarrollo, spelled D-E-S-A-R-R-O-L-L-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acción o efecto de desarrollar o de desarrollarse.
  2. 2
    Proporción entre los dientes del plato y el piñón que establece la distancia avanzada por cada revolución de los pedales.
  3. 3
    Progreso económico de una sociedad que conduce a la mejora de las condiciones de vida.
  4. 4
    Configuración de los engranajes en un vehículo que regula la transferencia de potencia a las ruedas según la velocidad seleccionada.
  5. 5
    Proceso en el que las piezas de la primera fila se mueven hacia el centro del tablero.

Synonyms

crecimientoavancemejora

Antonyms

subdesarrollo

This word in other languages

development(English)développement(Français)Entwicklung(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddesarrollo
  • deasrrollo
  • desarollo
  • desarorllo
  • desarrlolo
  • desarrolo
  • desarrolol
  • desrarollo
  • dessarrollo
  • dsearrollo
  • edsarrollo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of desarrollo - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ddesarrollo1deasrrollo2desarollo1desarorllo2desarrlolo2desarrolo1desarrolol2desrarollo2
Edit distance from "desarrollo"

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

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

Same letter count

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

importante#267diferentes#416presidente#227elecciones#549

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

realidad11 variantsposible11 variantsartículo11 variantsgrandes11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list