desempleo

[d̪esẽmˈpleo]

/[d̪esẽmˈpleo]/ noun

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The verdict

“desempleo” has 14 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #4,880. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,880
frequency rank, Spanish
4,885
“D” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - El estado de estar desempleado.

Corpus desk

Index ES-desempleo · desempleo · Spanish

desempleo · rank #4,880 · 14 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,880
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH descuento

Nearest frequency peer: descuento (-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 “desempleo”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “desempleo” 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).

desempleo vs desempeño
78% similar
desempleo vs desempleado
82% similar

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

Key facts for desempleo
PropertyValue
Headworddesempleo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[d̪esẽmˈpleo]
Letters9
Frequency rank#4,880
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “desempleo”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).desempleocae 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 “descuento” (#4,879), “deudas” (#4,881), “direcciones” (#4,882). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “desempleo” va en #4,880. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around desempleo (IPA [d̪esẽmˈpleo]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #4,880 among 4,885 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "El estado de estar desempleado.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for desempleo, with forms such as "ddesempleo", "decempleo", and "deesmpleo". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "desempeño", "desempleado", 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 easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is desempleo, spelled D-E-S-E-M-P-L-E-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    El estado de estar desempleado.

This word in other languages

unemployment(English)chômage(Français)Arbeitslosigkeit(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddesempleo
  • decempleo
  • deesmpleo
  • desemlpeo
  • desemmpleo
  • desempelo
  • desemplleo
  • desemploe
  • desemppleo
  • desepmleo
  • desmepleo
  • dessempleo
  • dseempleo
  • edsempleo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of desempleo - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ddesempleo1decempleo1deesmpleo2desemlpeo2desemmpleo1desempelo2desemplleo1desemploe2
Edit distance from "desempleo"

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 "desempleo"?
"desempleo" is spelled D-E-S-E-M-P-L-E-O. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪esẽmˈpleo].
What does "desempleo" mean?
As a noun, "desempleo" means: El estado de estar desempleado.
What words are commonly confused with "desempleo"?
"desempleo" is commonly confused with "desempeño", "desempleado". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "desempleo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "desempleo" is [d̪esẽmˈpleo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "desempleo" come from?
"desempleo" 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 "desempleo", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

descuento#4,879educativa#4,886emocional#4,888conocidas#4,870

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

senadores14 variantsmostrando14 variantsrelevante14 variantsmusicales14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list