deseo

[d̪eˈseo]

/[d̪eˈseo]/ noun

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The verdict

“deseo” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #1,082. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,082
frequency rank, Spanish
4,885
“D” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Atracción por algo hasta el punto de quererlo obtener o alcanzar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-deseo · deseo · Spanish

deseo · rank #1,082 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,082
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH cuidado

Nearest frequency peer: cuidado (-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 “deseo”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “deseo” 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).

deseo vs disco
60% similar
deseo vs diese
60% similar
deseo vs dosel
60% similar

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

Key facts for deseo
PropertyValue
Headworddeseo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[d̪eˈseo]
Letters5
Frequency rank#1,082
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “deseo”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.deseocae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “cuidado” (#1,081), “detrás” (#1,083), “completo” (#1,080). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “deseo” va en #1,082. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around deseo (IPA [d̪eˈseo]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,082 among 4,885 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for deseo, with forms such as "ddeseo", "deceo", and "deeso". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "disco", "diese", "dosel", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file 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 deseo, spelled D-E-S-E-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Atracción por algo hasta el punto de quererlo obtener o alcanzar.
  2. 2
    Pasión de carácter sexual.

This word in other languages

desire(English)désir(Français)Verlangen(Deutsch)desejar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddeseo
  • deceo
  • deeso
  • desoe
  • desseo
  • dseeo
  • edseo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of deseo - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ddeseo1deceo1deeso2desoe2desseo1dseeo2edseo2
Edit distance from "deseo"

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 "deseo"?
"deseo" is spelled D-E-S-E-O. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪eˈseo].
What does "deseo" mean?
As a noun, "deseo" means: Atracción por algo hasta el punto de quererlo obtener o alcanzar.
What words are commonly confused with "deseo"?
"deseo" is commonly confused with "disco", "diese", "dosel". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "deseo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "deseo" is [d̪eˈseo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "deseo" come from?
"deseo" 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 "deseo", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

zonas#1,076sueño#1,070quedó#1,101venta#1,104

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

llegado7 variantsataque7 variantslegal7 variantspedir7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list