descarto

[d̪esˈkaɾt̪o]

/[d̪esˈkaɾt̪o]/ verb

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The verdict

“descarto” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #39,154. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#39,154
frequency rank, Spanish
4,885
“D” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
16
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de descartar o de descartarse.

Corpus desk

Index ES-descarto · descarto · Spanish

descarto · rank #39,154 · 12 variants · 16 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #39,154
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 16 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH descartan

Nearest frequency peer: descartan (-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 “descarto”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “descarto” 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).

descarto vs desierto
75% similar
descarto vs descrito
75% similar
descarto vs despertó
63% similar

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

Key facts for descarto
PropertyValue
Headworddescarto
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[d̪esˈkaɾt̪o]
Letters8
Frequency rank#39,154
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “descarto”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).descartocae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “descartan” (#39,153), “describa” (#39,155), “descalificar” (#39,152). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “descarto” va en #39,154. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around descarto (IPA [d̪esˈkaɾt̪o]), averb. Corpus frequency is #39,154 among 4,885 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de descartar o de descartarse.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for descarto, with forms such as "ddescarto", "decsarto", and "desacrto". 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 16 confusable-pair relationships, "desierto", "descrito", "despertó", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is descarto, spelled D-E-S-C-A-R-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de descartar o de descartarse.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddescarto
  • decsarto
  • desacrto
  • descarot
  • descarrto
  • descartto
  • descatro
  • desccarto
  • descrato
  • desscarto
  • dsecarto
  • edscarto

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of descarto - 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.

ddescarto1decsarto2desacrto2descarot2descarrto1descartto1descatro2desccarto1
Edit distance from "descarto"

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 "descarto"?
"descarto" is spelled D-E-S-C-A-R-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪esˈkaɾt̪o].
What does "descarto" mean?
As a verb, "descarto" means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de descartar o de descartarse.
What words are commonly confused with "descarto"?
"descarto" is commonly confused with "desierto", "descrito", "despertó". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "descarto"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "descarto" is [d̪esˈkaɾt̪o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "descarto" come from?
"descarto" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

describa#39,155disimula#39,167disparen#39,169colusión#39,118

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

coronaria12 variantsconcurren12 variantscabotaje12 variantsevitaron12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list