description

/dɪˈskɹɪp.ʃən/

//dɪˈskɹɪp.ʃən// noun

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The verdict

“description” has 17 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #30,024. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,024
frequency rank, Spanish
4,885
“D” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Descripción.

Corpus desk

Index ES-description · description · Spanish

description · rank #30,024 · 17 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #30,024
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH describieron

Nearest frequency peer: describieron (-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 “description”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “description” 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).

description vs descriptiva
82% similar
description vs descriptivo
82% similar
description vs descripción
82% similar

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

Key facts for description
PropertyValue
Headworddescription
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/dɪˈskɹɪp.ʃən/
Letters11
Frequency rank#30,024
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “description”

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

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “describieron” (#30,023), “descubres” (#30,025), “derrotada” (#30,022). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “description” va en #30,024. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around description (IPA /dɪˈskɹɪp.ʃən/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #30,024 among 4,885 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Descripción.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for description, with forms such as "ddescription", "decsription", and "desccription". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "descriptiva", "descriptivo", "descripción", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is description, spelled D-E-S-C-R-I-P-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Descripción.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddescription
  • decsription
  • desccription
  • descirption
  • descripiton
  • descripption
  • descriptino
  • descriptionn
  • descriptoin
  • descripttion
  • descritpion
  • descrpition
  • descrription
  • desrciption
  • desscription
  • dsecription
  • edscription

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of description - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ddescription1decsription2desccription1descirption2descripiton2descripption1descriptino2descriptionn1
Edit distance from "description"

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 "description"?
"description" is spelled D-E-S-C-R-I-P-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is /dɪˈskɹɪp.ʃən/.
What does "description" mean?
As a noun, "description" means: Descripción.
What words are commonly confused with "description"?
"description" is commonly confused with "descriptiva", "descriptivo", "descripción". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "description"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "description" is /dɪˈskɹɪp.ʃən/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "description" come from?
"description" 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 "description", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

cuantificar#30,006entrenadora#30,062centrándose#29,972funcionaron#30,090

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

defensivas17 variantsburlándose17 variantsinsurgencia17 variantsVillahermosa17 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list