descubierto

/[d̪eskuˈβ̞jeɾt̪o]/ adj

Letters

11 characters

Frequency Rank

#3,046

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

17

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

descubierto is anSpanishadj. It means: Desamparado, solo. Pronounced [d̪eskuˈβ̞jeɾt̪o]. It ranks #3,046 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with descubiertos and descubierta.

Key facts for descubierto
PropertyValue
Headworddescubierto
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdj
IPA[d̪eskuˈβ̞jeɾt̪o]
Letters11
Frequency rank#3,046
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for descubierto is 11 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [d̪eskuˈβ̞jeɾt̪o]. Corpus data places it at rank #3,046 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 17 documented wrong-spelling variants for descubierto, with forms such as "ddescubierto", "decsubierto", and "descbuierto". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "descubiertos", "descubierta", "descubiertas", 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 descubierto, spelled D-E-S-C-U-B-I-E-R-T-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Desamparado, solo.
  2. 2
    Usado con los verbos andar, estar, y otros semejantes, significa llevar la cabeza descubierta.
  3. 3
    Dícese de la fábrica y materiales de que está hecha, cuando no lleva guarnecido alguno, estando a la vista las piedras, sillarejos o ladrillos.
  4. 4
    Hablando de un terreno, se entiende que no está poblado.
  5. 5
    Que está desnudo enteramente.
  6. 6
    Sin tapar.
  7. 7
    Epíteto dado á las alas de los insectos, cuando pasan de los élitros.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ddescubierto,decsubierto,descbuierto,desccubierto,descubbierto,descubeirto,descubierot,descubierrto,descubiertto,descubietro,descubireto,descuiberto,descuvierto,desscubierto,desucbierto,dsecubierto,edscubierto

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for descubierto

Misspelling Variants of "descubierto"

ddescubierto12decsubierto11descbuierto11desccubierto12descubbierto12descubeirto11descubierot11descubierrto12
Misspelling Variants of "descubierto"

Frequency rank: #3,046 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "descubierto"?
"descubierto" is spelled D-E-S-C-U-B-I-E-R-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪eskuˈβ̞jeɾt̪o].
What does "descubierto" mean?
As an adj, "descubierto" means: Desamparado, solo.
What words are commonly confused with "descubierto"?
"descubierto" is commonly confused with "descubiertos", "descubierta", "descubiertas". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "descubierto"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "descubierto" is [d̪eskuˈβ̞jeɾt̪o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "descubierto" come from?
"descubierto" 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.