desigual
[d̪esiˈɣ̞wal]
The verdict
“desigual” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #12,798 in Spanish word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #12,798
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 4
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Que no tiene las mismas características que otro ser en cuanto a su naturaleza, tamaño, calidad, cantidad, aspecto, etc.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | desigual |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [d̪esiˈɣ̞wal] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #12,798 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 4 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “desigual” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for desigual is 8 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [d̪esiˈɣ̞wal]. Corpus data places it at rank #12,798 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for desigual, with forms such as "ddesigual", "decigual", and "deisgual". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "desiguales", "designa", "designar", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is desigual, spelled D-E-S-I-G-U-A-L.
Definition
- 1Que no tiene las mismas características que otro ser en cuanto a su naturaleza, tamaño, calidad, cantidad, aspecto, etc.
- 2Se dice de algo, especialmente del clima y del ánimo, cuya condición cambia o varía según el tiempo o las circunstancias.
- 3Se dice de un conjunto o de una mezcla cuyos elementos o partes son de naturaleza diferente, cuya composición no es uniforme.
- 4Se dice del suelo o de una superficie que tiene altibajos, con quiebras y cuestas, que no está nivelado o igualado.
- 5Con muchos obstáculos o impedimentos.
- 6Que posee una cualidad en extremo, exceso o demasía.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ddesigual,decigual,deisgual,desgiual,desigaul,desiggual,desiguall,desigula,desiugal,dessigual,dseigual,edsigual
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of desigual - 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.
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.
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Using “desigual”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is D-E-S-I-G-U-A-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [d̪esiˈɣ̞wal] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “desiguales” - see the side-by-side comparison. desigual vs desiguales
- 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.