desconfianza

/[d̪eskõɱˈfjãnsa]/ noun

Letters

12 characters

Frequency Rank

#8,369

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

18

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

desconfianza is aSpanishnoun. It means: Falta de esperanza que se tiene de alguien o algo. Pronounced [d̪eskõɱˈfjãnsa]. It ranks #8,369 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with desconfiada.

Key facts for desconfianza
PropertyValue
Headworddesconfianza
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[d̪eskõɱˈfjãnsa]
Letters12
Frequency rank#8,369
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for desconfianza is 12 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [d̪eskõɱˈfjãnsa]. Corpus data places it at rank #8,369 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 18 documented wrong-spelling variants for desconfianza, with forms such as "ddesconfianza", "decsonfianza", and "descconfianza". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "desconfiada", 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 desconfianza, spelled D-E-S-C-O-N-F-I-A-N-Z-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Falta de esperanza que se tiene de alguien o algo.
  2. 2
    Falta de seguridad en sí mismo.
  3. 3
    Falta de ánimo, aliento, vigor para obrar.
  4. 4
    Falta de familiaridad (en el trato).
  5. 5
    Sin reserva ni intimidad.
  6. 6
    Precaución extrema, incluso en situaciones aparentemente seguras.
  7. 7
    Temor, a veces irracional.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ddesconfianza,decsonfianza,descconfianza,descnofianza,descofnianza,desconfainza,desconffianza,desconfianaz,desconfiannza,desconfianzza,desconfiazna,desconfinaza,desconifanza,desconnfianza,desocnfianza,dessconfianza,dseconfianza,edsconfianza

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for desconfianza

Misspelling Variants of "desconfianza"

ddesconfianza13decsonfianza12descconfianza13descnofianza12descofnianza12desconfainza12desconffianza13desconfianaz12
Misspelling Variants of "desconfianza"

Frequency rank: #8,369 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "desconfianza"?
"desconfianza" is spelled D-E-S-C-O-N-F-I-A-N-Z-A. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪eskõɱˈfjãnsa].
What does "desconfianza" mean?
As a noun, "desconfianza" means: Falta de esperanza que se tiene de alguien o algo.
What words are commonly confused with "desconfianza"?
"desconfianza" is commonly confused with "desconfiada". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "desconfianza"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "desconfianza" is [d̪eskõɱˈfjãnsa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "desconfianza" come from?
"desconfianza" 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.