desfiles

/[d̪esˈfiles]/ noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#17,942

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

desfiles is aSpanishnoun. It means: Forma del plural de desfile. Pronounced [d̪esˈfiles]. Often confused with débiles and delfines.

Key facts for desfiles
PropertyValue
Headworddesfiles
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[d̪esˈfiles]
Letters8
Frequency rank#17,942
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for desfiles is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [d̪esˈfiles]. Corpus data places it at rank #17,942 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Forma del plural de desfile.".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for desfiles, with forms such as "ddesfiles", "defsiles", and "desffiles". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "débiles", "delfines", "desfilan", 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 desfiles, spelled D-E-S-F-I-L-E-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del plural de desfile.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ddesfiles,defsiles,desffiles,desfiels,desfiless,desfilles,desfilse,desflies,desifles,dessfiles,dsefiles,edsfiles

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for desfiles

Misspelling Variants of "desfiles"

ddesfiles9defsiles8desffiles9desfiels8desfiless9desfilles9desfilse8desflies8
Misspelling Variants of "desfiles"

Frequency rank: #17,942 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "desfiles"?
"desfiles" is spelled D-E-S-F-I-L-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪esˈfiles].
What does "desfiles" mean?
As a noun, "desfiles" means: Forma del plural de desfile.
What words are commonly confused with "desfiles"?
"desfiles" is commonly confused with "débiles", "delfines", "desfilan". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "desfiles"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "desfiles" is [d̪esˈfiles]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "desfiles" come from?
"desfiles" 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.