desdén

/[d̪esˈð̞ẽn]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#27,566

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

14

similar word pairs

desdén is aSpanishnoun. It means: Frialdad u hostilidad en el trato que reflejan la poca estima que se tiene por alguien. Pronounced [d̪esˈð̞ẽn]. Often confused with deseo and desea.

Key facts for desdén
PropertyValue
Headworddesdén
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[d̪esˈð̞ẽn]
Letters6
Frequency rank#27,566
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for desdén is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [d̪esˈð̞ẽn]. Corpus data places it at rank #27,566 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for desdén, with forms such as "ddesdén", "dedsén", and "desddén". 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 14 confusable-pair relationships, "deseo", "desea", "duden", and more, 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 desdén, spelled D-E-S-D-É-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Frialdad u hostilidad en el trato que reflejan la poca estima que se tiene por alguien.
  2. 2
    Indiferencia y despego que denotan menosprecio.

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ddesdén,dedsén,desddén,desdné,desdénn,dessdén,desédn,dsedén,edsdén

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for desdén

Misspelling Variants of "desdén"

ddesdén7dedsén6desddén7desdné6desdénn7dessdén7desédn6dsedén6
Misspelling Variants of "desdén"

Frequency rank: #27,566 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "desdén"?
"desdén" is spelled D-E-S-D-É-N. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪esˈð̞ẽn].
What does "desdén" mean?
As a noun, "desdén" means: Frialdad u hostilidad en el trato que reflejan la poca estima que se tiene por alguien.
What words are commonly confused with "desdén"?
"desdén" is commonly confused with "deseo", "desea", "duden". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "desdén"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "desdén" is [d̪esˈð̞ẽn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "desdén" come from?
"desdén" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Spanish words

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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.