desatar
[d̪esaˈt̪aɾ]
The verdict
“desatar” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #26,800. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #26,800
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 4,885
- “D” headwords
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 17
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Quitar ligaduras o nudos; soltar lo que estaba amarrado.
Corpus desk
Index ES-desatar · desatar · Spanish
desatar · rank #26,800 · 10 variants · 17 confusables
- FREQ-MID #26,800
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
- VAR-MID 10 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,885
- PHOTO-FINISH desarrollaba
Nearest frequency peer: desarrollaba (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “desatar”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- desahucio
desahucio
73,204 corpus weight
- desarmar
desarmar
73,203 corpus weight
- desarrollaba
desarrollaba
73,202 corpus weight
- desatar
desatar
73,201 corpus weight
- desborda
desborda
73,200 corpus weight
- descuida
descuida
73,199 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “desatar” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
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 | desatar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [d̪esaˈt̪aɾ] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #26,800 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 17 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Dónde se sitúa “desatar” en la frecuencia del español
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 10 spelling variants around desatar (IPA [d̪esaˈt̪aɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #26,800 among 4,885 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for desatar, with forms such as "ddesatar", "deastar", and "desaatr". 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 17 confusable-pair relationships, "desear", "desviar", "destacar", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is desatar, spelled D-E-S-A-T-A-R.
Definition
- 1Quitar ligaduras o nudos; soltar lo que estaba amarrado.
- 2Poner claridad en una situación, malentendido o asunto; clarificarlo.
- 3Disolver o desunir las partes de algún sólido a través de un líquido, o por medio del calor.
- 4Hacer que algo no tenga validez o repercusión.
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ddesatar
- deastar
- desaatr
- desatarr
- desatra
- desattar
- dessatar
- destaar
- dseatar
- edsatar
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of desatar - 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.
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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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "desatar", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "desatar". Here's where to go from here.
- "desatar" maps to 17 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "desear". View pair
- 10 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #26,800 among Spanish headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more Spanish words in the "D" letter cohort. D–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.