descubra

[d̪esˈkuβ̞ɾa]

/[d̪esˈkuβ̞ɾa]/ verb

The verdict

“descubra” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #17,106. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,106
frequency rank, Spanish
4,885
“D” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index ES-descubra · descubra · Spanish

descubra · rank #17,106 · 13 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,106
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH derivan

Nearest frequency peer: derivan (-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 “descubra”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “descubra” 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).

descubra vs descubre
88% similar
descubra vs descubrí
88% similar
descubra vs descuida
75% similar

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

Key facts for descubra
PropertyValue
Headworddescubra
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[d̪esˈkuβ̞ɾa]
Letters8
Frequency rank#17,106
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “descubra”

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

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “derivan” (#17,105), “despachos” (#17,107), “depto” (#17,104). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “descubra” va en #17,106. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around descubra (IPA [d̪esˈkuβ̞ɾa]), averb. Corpus frequency is #17,106 among 4,885 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for descubra, with forms such as "ddescubra", "decsubra", and "descbura". 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 11 confusable-pair relationships, "descubre", "descubrí", "descuida", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is descubra, spelled D-E-S-C-U-B-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de descubrir o de descubrirse.
  2. 2
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de descubrir o de descubrirse.
  3. 3
    Segunda persona del singular (usted) del imperativo de descubrir o del imperativo negativo de descubrirse.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddescubra
  • decsubra
  • descbura
  • desccubra
  • descubar
  • descubbra
  • descubrra
  • descurba
  • descuvra
  • desscubra
  • desucbra
  • dsecubra
  • edscubra

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ddescubra1decsubra2descbura2desccubra1descubar2descubbra1descubrra1descurba2
Edit distance from "descubra"

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 "descubra"?
"descubra" is spelled D-E-S-C-U-B-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪esˈkuβ̞ɾa].
What does "descubra" mean?
As a verb, "descubra" means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de descubrir o de descubrirse.
What words are commonly confused with "descubra"?
"descubra" is commonly confused with "descubre", "descubrí", "descuida". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "descubra"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "descubra" is [d̪esˈkuβ̞ɾa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "descubra" come from?
"descubra" 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 "descubra", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list