desigualdad

[d̪esiɣ̞wal̪ˈd̪að̞]

/[d̪esiɣ̞wal̪ˈd̪að̞]/ noun

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The verdict

“desigualdad” has 17 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #5,302. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,302
frequency rank, Spanish
4,885
“D” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Condición o carácter de desigual (diferente, disparejo, heterogéneo, irregular) o de no ser igual.

Corpus desk

Index ES-desigualdad · desigualdad · Spanish

desigualdad · rank #5,302 · 17 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,302
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH describir

Nearest frequency peer: describir (-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 “desigualdad”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “desigualdad” 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).

desigualdad vs desigualdades
85% similar

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

Key facts for desigualdad
PropertyValue
Headworddesigualdad
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[d̪esiɣ̞wal̪ˈd̪að̞]
Letters11
Frequency rank#5,302
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “desigualdad”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).desigualdadcae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “describir” (#5,301), “deportiva” (#5,300), “disputa” (#5,304). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “desigualdad” va en #5,302. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around desigualdad (IPA [d̪esiɣ̞wal̪ˈd̪að̞]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,302 among 4,885 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for desigualdad, with forms such as "ddesigualdad", "decigualdad", and "deisgualdad". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "desigualdades", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 desigualdad, spelled D-E-S-I-G-U-A-L-D-A-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Condición o carácter de desigual (diferente, disparejo, heterogéneo, irregular) o de no ser igual.
  2. 2
    Cada una de las prominencias (altos) y depresiones (bajos) de un terreno, suelo o superficie.
  3. 3
    Condición o cualidad de no tener el mismo valor que otra cantidad o expresión; de no ser equivalente. Relación de falta de igualdad.
  4. 4
    Signo ( ≠, < , > , ≤ , ≥ ) que indica una relación de falta de igualdad.
  5. 5
    Condición de gran distancia o contraste entre grupos sociales, especialmente con respecto a su nivel de ingresos o situación económica.

Synonyms

inigualdadaltibajosirregularidaddisparidad

Antonyms

igualdadidentidadequivalencialisurallanurasemejanzasimilitudequidadigualdad

This word in other languages

inequality(English)inégalité(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddesigualdad
  • decigualdad
  • deisgualdad
  • desgiualdad
  • desigauldad
  • desiggualdad
  • desiguadlad
  • desigualadd
  • desigualdadd
  • desigualdda
  • desigualddad
  • desigualldad
  • desiguladad
  • desiugaldad
  • dessigualdad
  • dseigualdad
  • edsigualdad

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ddesigualdad1decigualdad1deisgualdad2desgiualdad2desigauldad2desiggualdad1desiguadlad2desigualadd2
Edit distance from "desigualdad"

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 "desigualdad"?
"desigualdad" is spelled D-E-S-I-G-U-A-L-D-A-D. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪esiɣ̞wal̪ˈd̪að̞].
What does "desigualdad" mean?
As a noun, "desigualdad" means: Condición o carácter de desigual (diferente, disparejo, heterogéneo, irregular) o de no ser igual.
What words are commonly confused with "desigualdad"?
"desigualdad" is commonly confused with "desigualdades". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "desigualdad"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "desigualdad" is [d̪esiɣ̞wal̪ˈd̪að̞]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "desigualdad" come from?
"desigualdad" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

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

servidores17 variantssocialistas17 variantscapacidades17 variantsinseguridad17 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list