descartar
[d̪eskaɾˈt̪aɾ]
The verdict
“descartar” has 14 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #12,578. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #12,578
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 90,663
- “D” headwords
- 14
- tracked misspellings
- 17
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Eliminar algo de una lista, una categoría, o algún otro grupo de cosas.
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 | descartar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [d̪eskaɾˈt̪aɾ] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #12,578 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 17 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “descartar” sits in Spanish frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 14 spelling variants around descartar (IPA [d̪eskaɾˈt̪aɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #12,578 among 90,663 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Eliminar algo de una lista, una categoría, o algún otro grupo de cosas.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for descartar, with forms such as "ddescartar", "decsartar", and "desacrtar". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "descarte", "descarto", "desertar", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is descartar, spelled D-E-S-C-A-R-T-A-R.
Definition
- 1Eliminar algo de una lista, una categoría, o algún otro grupo de cosas.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ddescartar
- decsartar
- desacrtar
- descaratr
- descarrtar
- descartarr
- descartra
- descarttar
- descatrar
- desccartar
- descratar
- desscartar
- dsecartar
- edscartar
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of descartar - 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.
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 “descartar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is D-E-S-C-A-R-T-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [d̪eskaɾˈt̪aɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “descarte” - see the side-by-side comparison. descartar vs descarte
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Same frequency band
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.