descartar

/[d̪eskaɾˈt̪aɾ]/ verb

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#12,578

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

14

tracked variants

Confusables

17

similar word pairs

descartar is aSpanishverb. It means: Eliminar algo de una lista, una categoría, o algún otro grupo de cosas. Pronounced [d̪eskaɾˈt̪aɾ]. Often confused with descarte and descarto.

Key facts for descartar
PropertyValue
Headworddescartar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[d̪eskaɾˈt̪aɾ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#12,578
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for descartar is 9 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [d̪eskaɾˈt̪aɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #12,578 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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". 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 17 confusable-pair relationships, "descarte", "descarto", "desertar", 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 descartar, spelled D-E-S-C-A-R-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
    Eliminar algo de una lista, una categoría, o algún otro grupo de cosas.

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ddescartar,decsartar,desacrtar,descaratr,descarrtar,descartarr,descartra,descarttar,descatrar,desccartar,descratar,desscartar,dsecartar,edscartar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for descartar

Misspelling Variants of "descartar"

ddescartar10decsartar9desacrtar9descaratr9descarrtar10descartarr10descartra9descarttar10
Misspelling Variants of "descartar"

Frequency rank: #12,578 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "descartar"?
"descartar" is spelled D-E-S-C-A-R-T-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪eskaɾˈt̪aɾ].
What does "descartar" mean?
As a verb, "descartar" means: Eliminar algo de una lista, una categoría, o algún otro grupo de cosas.
What words are commonly confused with "descartar"?
"descartar" is commonly confused with "descarte", "descarto", "desertar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "descartar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "descartar" is [d̪eskaɾˈt̪aɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "descartar" come from?
"descartar" 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. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.