desigual

[d̪esiˈɣ̞wal]

/[d̪esiˈɣ̞wal]/ adj

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The verdict

“desigual” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #12,798. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,798
frequency rank, Spanish
4,885
“D” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que no tiene las mismas características que otro ser en cuanto a su naturaleza, tamaño, calidad, cantidad, aspecto, etc.

Corpus desk

Index ES-desigual · desigual · Spanish

desigual · rank #12,798 · 12 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,798
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH diarrea

Nearest frequency peer: diarrea (+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 “desigual”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “desigual” 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).

desigual vs desiguales
80% similar
desigual vs designa
75% similar
desigual vs designar
75% similar

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

Key facts for desigual
PropertyValue
Headworddesigual
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[d̪esiˈɣ̞wal]
Letters8
Frequency rank#12,798
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “desigual”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.desigualcae 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 “diarrea” (#12,799), “demuestre” (#12,796), “dignos” (#12,800). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “desigual” va en #12,798. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around desigual (IPA [d̪esiˈɣ̞wal]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #12,798 among 4,885 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

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

  1. 1
    Que no tiene las mismas características que otro ser en cuanto a su naturaleza, tamaño, calidad, cantidad, aspecto, etc.
  2. 2
    Se dice de algo, especialmente del clima y del ánimo, cuya condición cambia o varía según el tiempo o las circunstancias.
  3. 3
    Se dice de un conjunto o de una mezcla cuyos elementos o partes son de naturaleza diferente, cuya composición no es uniforme.
  4. 4
    Se dice del suelo o de una superficie que tiene altibajos, con quiebras y cuestas, que no está nivelado o igualado.
  5. 5
    Con muchos obstáculos o impedimentos.
  6. 6
    Que posee una cualidad en extremo, exceso o demasía.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. La empresa ha tenido un éxito desigual. A veces da grandes beneficios y a veces pérdidas.

Synonyms

desemejabledesemejantediferentedispardistintodisímilcambiantedisparejoinconstantevariablevariovolubleasimétricodiversoheterogéneoabruptoaccidentadoásperobarrancosodisparejoescarpadomontuosoarduoásperodificultosoescabrosointrincadopeligrosotruculentoexcesivoextremado

Antonyms

idénticoigualparecidosemejantesímilsimilarconstanteestableparejohomogéneouniformeiguallisollanoplanouniforme

This word in other languages

unequal(English)ungleich(Deutsch)

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.

ddesigual1decigual1deisgual2desgiual2desigaul2desiggual1desiguall1desigula2
Edit distance from "desigual"

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 "desigual"?
"desigual" is spelled D-E-S-I-G-U-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪esiˈɣ̞wal].
What does "desigual" mean?
As an adjective, "desigual" means: Que no tiene las mismas características que otro ser en cuanto a su naturaleza, tamaño, calidad, cantidad, aspecto, etc.
What words are commonly confused with "desigual"?
"desigual" is commonly confused with "desiguales", "designa", "designar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "desigual"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "desigual" is [d̪esiˈɣ̞wal]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "desigual" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "desigual", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

falsedad#12,820callejón#12,772apoyaron#12,760apoyamos#12,759

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

adorable12 variantsacumulado12 variantsacudieron12 variantsVerónica12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list