descubriste

/[d̪eskuˈβ̞ɾist̪e]/ verb

Letters

11 characters

Frequency Rank

#38,637

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

18

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

descubriste is aSpanishverb. It means: Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de descubrir o de descubrirse. Pronounced [d̪eskuˈβ̞ɾist̪e]. Often confused with descubrirse.

Key facts for descubriste
PropertyValue
Headworddescubriste
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[d̪eskuˈβ̞ɾist̪e]
Letters11
Frequency rank#38,637
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for descubriste is 11 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [d̪eskuˈβ̞ɾist̪e]. Corpus data places it at rank #38,637 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de descubrir o de descubrirse.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for descubriste, with forms such as "ddescubriste", "decsubriste", and "descburiste". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "descubrirse", 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 descubriste, spelled D-E-S-C-U-B-R-I-S-T-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de descubrir o de descubrirse.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ddescubriste,decsubriste,descburiste,desccubriste,descubbriste,descubirste,descubriset,descubrisste,descubristte,descubritse,descubrriste,descubrsite,descurbiste,descuvriste,desscubriste,desucbriste,dsecubriste,edscubriste

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for descubriste

Misspelling Variants of "descubriste"

ddescubriste12decsubriste11descburiste11desccubriste12descubbriste12descubirste11descubriset11descubrisste12
Misspelling Variants of "descubriste"

Frequency rank: #38,637 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "descubriste"?
"descubriste" is spelled D-E-S-C-U-B-R-I-S-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪eskuˈβ̞ɾist̪e].
What does "descubriste" mean?
As a verb, "descubriste" means: Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de descubrir o de descubrirse.
What words are commonly confused with "descubriste"?
"descubriste" is commonly confused with "descubrirse". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "descubriste"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "descubriste" is [d̪eskuˈβ̞ɾist̪e]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "descubriste" come from?
"descubriste" 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. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.