designada

[d̪esiɣ̞ˈnað̞a]

/[d̪esiɣ̞ˈnað̞a]/ participle

The verdict

“designada” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #18,792 in Spanish word frequency and used as a participle.

#18,792
frequency rank, Spanish
9
letters
14
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Forma del femenino de designado, participio de designar.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

designada vs designar
78% similar
designada vs designan
78% similar
designada vs designado
89% similar

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

Key facts for designada
PropertyValue
Headworddesignada
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechParticiple
IPA[d̪esiɣ̞ˈnað̞a]
Letters9
Frequency rank#18,792
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “designada” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). designada lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for designada is 9 letters long, classified as a participle, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [d̪esiɣ̞ˈnað̞a]. Corpus data places it at rank #18,792 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 femenino de designado, participio de designar.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for designada, with forms such as "ddesignada", "decignada", and "deisgnada". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "designar", "designan", "designado", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is designada, spelled D-E-S-I-G-N-A-D-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del femenino de designado, participio de designar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ddesignada,decignada,deisgnada,desginada,desiganda,desiggnada,designaad,designadda,designdaa,designnada,desingada,dessignada,dseignada,edsignada

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ddesignada1decignada1deisgnada2desginada2desiganda2desiggnada1designaad2designadda1
Edit distance from "designada"

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 "designada"?
"designada" is spelled D-E-S-I-G-N-A-D-A. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪esiɣ̞ˈnað̞a].
What does "designada" mean?
As a participle, "designada" means: Forma del femenino de designado, participio de designar.
What words are commonly confused with "designada"?
"designada" is commonly confused with "designar", "designan", "designado". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "designada"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "designada" is [d̪esiɣ̞ˈnað̞a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "designada" come from?
"designada" 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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Using “designada”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is D-E-S-I-G-N-A-D-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [d̪esiɣ̞ˈnað̞a] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “designar” - see the side-by-side comparison. designada vs designar
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list