desgraciado

[d̪esɣ̞ɾaˈsjað̞o]

/[d̪esɣ̞ɾaˈsjað̞o]/ adj

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The verdict

“desgraciado” has 17 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #13,224. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,224
frequency rank, Spanish
4,885
“D” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que sufre desgracias, o que padece algún percance o contratiempo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-desgraciado · desgraciado · Spanish

desgraciado · rank #13,224 · 17 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,224
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH desesperados

Nearest frequency peer: desesperados (-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 “desgraciado”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “desgraciado” 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).

desgraciado vs desgracias
82% similar
desgraciado vs despreciado
82% similar
desgraciado vs desgraciados
92% similar

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

Key facts for desgraciado
PropertyValue
Headworddesgraciado
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[d̪esɣ̞ɾaˈsjað̞o]
Letters11
Frequency rank#13,224
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “desgraciado”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).desgraciadocae 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 “desesperados” (#13,223), “designados” (#13,225), “desarrollos” (#13,222). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “desgraciado” va en #13,224. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around desgraciado (IPA [d̪esɣ̞ɾaˈsjað̞o]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #13,224 among 4,885 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for desgraciado, with forms such as "ddesgraciado", "degsraciado", and "desgarciado". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "desgracias", "despreciado", "desgraciados", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is desgraciado, spelled D-E-S-G-R-A-C-I-A-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que sufre desgracias, o que padece algún percance o contratiempo.
  2. 2
    Sin buena fortuna; con mala suerte.
  3. 3
    Que no tiene gracia (condición atractiva; capacidad de hacer algo muy bien, especialmente en el trato con otros).
  4. 4
    Que no es agradable, que produce desagrado.
  5. 5
    Se dice de alguien que produce lástima o menosprecio.
  6. 6
    Se dice de una persona que actúa de manera inmoral o contra la ética de buena convivencia, solidaridad, generosidad, etc. De malas intenciones.
  7. 7
    Que merece desprecio por su mala conducta o condición.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how desgraciado appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Lleno de piedad quiero preguntarte, desgraciado Edipo, con qué súplicas te presentas a Atenas y a mí, tu y tu desventurada compañera.

Synonyms

desafortunadodesventuradoinfortunadodesagraciadodesagradableinfameinnoblemalvadomiserablepérfidoperversoruinvilcanalladespreciableescoriaimbécilinfamerastrerosinvergüenzatunante

Antonyms

agraciadoatractivoatrayente

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddesgraciado
  • degsraciado
  • desgarciado
  • desggraciado
  • desgracaido
  • desgracciado
  • desgraciaddo
  • desgraciaod
  • desgracidao
  • desgraicado
  • desgrasiado
  • desgrcaiado
  • desgrraciado
  • desrgaciado
  • dessgraciado
  • dsegraciado
  • edsgraciado

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of desgraciado - 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.

ddesgraciado1degsraciado2desgarciado2desggraciado1desgracaido2desgracciado1desgraciaddo1desgraciaod2
Edit distance from "desgraciado"

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 "desgraciado"?
"desgraciado" is spelled D-E-S-G-R-A-C-I-A-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪esɣ̞ɾaˈsjað̞o].
What does "desgraciado" mean?
As an adjective, "desgraciado" means: Que sufre desgracias, o que padece algún percance o contratiempo.
What words are commonly confused with "desgraciado"?
"desgraciado" is commonly confused with "desgracias", "despreciado", "desgraciados". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "desgraciado"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "desgraciado" is [d̪esɣ̞ɾaˈsjað̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "desgraciado" come from?
"desgraciado" 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 "desgraciado", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

desarrollos#13,222encantadora#13,234encontradas#13,235corporativa#13,212

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

corresponsal17 variantsconvencida17 variantsconstruidos17 variantsconservado17 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list