desfase

/[d̪esˈfase]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#40,757

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

desfase is aSpanishnoun. It means: Acción o efecto de desfasar o de desfasarse. Pronounced [d̪esˈfase]. Often confused with deshace and disease.

Key facts for desfase
PropertyValue
Headworddesfase
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[d̪esˈfase]
Letters7
Frequency rank#40,757
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for desfase is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [d̪esˈfase]. Corpus data places it at rank #40,757 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 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for desfase, with forms such as "ddesfase", "defsase", and "desafse". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "deshace", "disease", "dejase", 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 desfase, spelled D-E-S-F-A-S-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acción o efecto de desfasar o de desfasarse.
  2. 2
    Retardo de tiempo que ocurre entre dos eventos.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ddesfase,defsase,desafse,desface,desfaes,desfasse,desffase,desfsae,dessfase,dsefase,edsfase

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for desfase

Misspelling Variants of "desfase"

ddesfase8defsase7desafse7desface7desfaes7desfasse8desffase8desfsae7
Misspelling Variants of "desfase"

Frequency rank: #40,757 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "desfase"?
"desfase" is spelled D-E-S-F-A-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪esˈfase].
What does "desfase" mean?
As a noun, "desfase" means: Acción o efecto de desfasar o de desfasarse.
What words are commonly confused with "desfase"?
"desfase" is commonly confused with "deshace", "disease", "dejase". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "desfase"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "desfase" is [d̪esˈfase]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "desfase" come from?
"desfase" 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.