descontar

[d̪eskõn̪ˈt̪aɾ]

/[d̪eskõn̪ˈt̪aɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“descontar” has 14 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #35,985. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#35,985
frequency rank, Spanish
4,885
“D” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Rebajar alguna cantidad de la suma de una cuenta por pagar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-descontar · descontar · Spanish

descontar · rank #35,985 · 14 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #35,985
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH desbloqueo

Nearest frequency peer: desbloqueo (-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 “descontar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “descontar” 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).

descontar vs desmonta
78% similar
descontar vs desmontar
89% similar
descontar vs descansar
78% similar

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

Key facts for descontar
PropertyValue
Headworddescontar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[d̪eskõn̪ˈt̪aɾ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#35,985
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “descontar”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.descontarcae 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 “desbloqueo” (#35,984), “deseables” (#35,986), “desaparecerán” (#35,983). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “descontar” va en #35,985. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around descontar (IPA [d̪eskõn̪ˈt̪aɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #35,985 among 4,885 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for descontar, with forms such as "ddescontar", "decsontar", and "desccontar". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "desmonta", "desmontar", "descansar", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is descontar, spelled D-E-S-C-O-N-T-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Rebajar alguna cantidad de la suma de una cuenta por pagar.
  2. 2
    Rebajar algo del mérito o virtudes que se atribuyen a una persona.
  3. 3
    Considerar el tiempo que dura de una interrupción (lesiones, cambios, etc.) como tiempo que se añadirá al final del partido, para compensar.
  4. 4
    Dar algo por cierto o por acaecido.
  5. 5
    Abonar (pagar) al contado una letra u otro documento no vencido, rebajando de su valor la cantidad que se estipuló como intereses del dinero prestado.

This word in other languages

escompter(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddescontar
  • decsontar
  • desccontar
  • descnotar
  • desconatr
  • desconntar
  • descontarr
  • descontra
  • desconttar
  • descotnar
  • desocntar
  • desscontar
  • dsecontar
  • edscontar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of descontar - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ddescontar1decsontar2desccontar1descnotar2desconatr2desconntar1descontarr1descontra2
Edit distance from "descontar"

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 "descontar"?
"descontar" is spelled D-E-S-C-O-N-T-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪eskõn̪ˈt̪aɾ].
What does "descontar" mean?
As a verb, "descontar" means: Rebajar alguna cantidad de la suma de una cuenta por pagar.
What words are commonly confused with "descontar"?
"descontar" is commonly confused with "desmonta", "desmontar", "descansar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "descontar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "descontar" is [d̪eskõn̪ˈt̪aɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "descontar" come from?
"descontar" 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 "descontar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

deseables#35,986dispongan#35,997cumpliría#35,972dominaron#36,001

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

contaminan14 variantsendurecer14 variantsepiscopado14 variantsescribirá14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list