desatar

/[d̪esaˈt̪aɾ]/ verb

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#26,800

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

17

similar word pairs

desatar is aSpanishverb. It means: Quitar ligaduras o nudos; soltar lo que estaba amarrado. Pronounced [d̪esaˈt̪aɾ]. Often confused with desear and desviar.

Key facts for desatar
PropertyValue
Headworddesatar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[d̪esaˈt̪aɾ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#26,800
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for desatar is 7 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [d̪esaˈt̪aɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #26,800 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for desatar, with forms such as "ddesatar", "deastar", and "desaatr". 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 17 confusable-pair relationships, "desear", "desviar", "destacar", 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 desatar, spelled D-E-S-A-T-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 ligaduras o nudos; soltar lo que estaba amarrado.
  2. 2
    Poner claridad en una situación, malentendido o asunto; clarificarlo.
  3. 3
    Disolver o desunir las partes de algún sólido a través de un líquido, o por medio del calor.
  4. 4
    Hacer que algo no tenga validez o repercusión.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ddesatar,deastar,desaatr,desatarr,desatra,desattar,dessatar,destaar,dseatar,edsatar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for desatar

Misspelling Variants of "desatar"

ddesatar8deastar7desaatr7desatarr8desatra7desattar8dessatar8destaar7
Misspelling Variants of "desatar"

Frequency rank: #26,800 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "desatar"?
"desatar" is spelled D-E-S-A-T-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪esaˈt̪aɾ].
What does "desatar" mean?
As a verb, "desatar" means: Quitar ligaduras o nudos; soltar lo que estaba amarrado.
What words are commonly confused with "desatar"?
"desatar" is commonly confused with "desear", "desviar", "destacar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "desatar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "desatar" is [d̪esaˈt̪aɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "desatar" come from?
"desatar" 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.