desencanto

/[d̪esẽŋˈkãn̪t̪o]/ noun

Letters

10 characters

Frequency Rank

#28,723

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

16

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

desencanto is aSpanishnoun. It means: Emoción negativa que resulta de descubrir que alguien o algo no es como se imaginaba o esperaba. Pronounced [d̪esẽŋˈkãn̪t̪o]. Often confused with desengaño.

Key facts for desencanto
PropertyValue
Headworddesencanto
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[d̪esẽŋˈkãn̪t̪o]
Letters10
Frequency rank#28,723
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for desencanto is 10 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [d̪esẽŋˈkãn̪t̪o]. Corpus data places it at rank #28,723 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Emoción negativa que resulta de descubrir que alguien o algo no es como se imaginaba o esperaba.".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 16 documented wrong-spelling variants for desencanto, with forms such as "ddesencanto", "decencanto", and "deesncanto". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "desengaño", 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 desencanto, spelled D-E-S-E-N-C-A-N-T-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Emoción negativa que resulta de descubrir que alguien o algo no es como se imaginaba o esperaba.

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ddesencanto,decencanto,deesncanto,desecnanto,desenacnto,desencannto,desencanot,desencantto,desencatno,desenccanto,desencnato,desenncanto,desnecanto,dessencanto,dseencanto,edsencanto

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for desencanto

Misspelling Variants of "desencanto"

ddesencanto11decencanto10deesncanto10desecnanto10desenacnto10desencannto11desencanot10desencantto11
Misspelling Variants of "desencanto"

Frequency rank: #28,723 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "desencanto"?
"desencanto" is spelled D-E-S-E-N-C-A-N-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪esẽŋˈkãn̪t̪o].
What does "desencanto" mean?
As a noun, "desencanto" means: Emoción negativa que resulta de descubrir que alguien o algo no es como se imaginaba o esperaba.
What words are commonly confused with "desencanto"?
"desencanto" is commonly confused with "desengaño". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "desencanto"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "desencanto" is [d̪esẽŋˈkãn̪t̪o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "desencanto" come from?
"desencanto" 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.