desinformación
[d̪esĩɱfoɾmaˈsjõn]
The verdict
“desinformación” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #15,069 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #15,069
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 14
- letters
- 23
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ausencia de información.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | desinformación |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [d̪esĩɱfoɾmaˈsjõn] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Frequency rank | #15,069 |
| Misspellings tracked | 23 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “desinformación” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for desinformación is 14 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [d̪esĩɱfoɾmaˈsjõn]. Corpus data places it at rank #15,069 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 23 likely wrong-spelling variants for desinformación, with forms such as "ddesinformación", "decinformación", and "deisnformación". 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. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 desinformación, spelled D-E-S-I-N-F-O-R-M-A-C-I-Ó-N.
Definition
- 1Ausencia de información.
- 2La acción y el efecto de divulgar información falsa o incompleta con el objeto de ocultar la verdad o causar confusión.
- 3Falta o carencia de conocimiento.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ddesinformación,decinformación,deisnformación,desifnormación,desinfformación,desinfomración,desinforamción,desinformacción,desinformacinó,desinformaciónn,desinformacóin,desinformaicón,desinformasión,desinformcaión,desinformmación,desinforrmación,desinfromación,desinnformación,desinofrmación,desniformación,dessinformación,dseinformación,edsinformación
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of desinformación - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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 “desinformación”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is D-E-S-I-N-F-O-R-M-A-C-I-Ó-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [d̪esĩɱfoɾmaˈsjõn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- 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.