desistir
[d̪esisˈt̪iɾ]
The verdict
“desistir” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #27,953. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #27,953
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 4,885
- “D” headwords
- 13
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dejar de insistir, interrumpir un esfuerzo, una acción, etc.
Corpus desk
Index ES-desistir · desistir · Spanish
desistir · rank #27,953 · 13 variants · 1 confusable
- FREQ-MID #27,953
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
- VAR-HIGH 13 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,885
- PHOTO-FINISH desfavorecidos
Nearest frequency peer: desfavorecidos (-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 “desistir”
Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino
- descubro
descubro
72,051 corpus weight
- desecho
desecho
72,050 corpus weight
- desfavoreci…
desfavorecidos
72,049 corpus weight
- desistir
desistir
72,048 corpus weight
- desplazan
desplazan
72,047 corpus weight
- desplegados
desplegados
72,046 corpus weight
What this shows “desistir” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.
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 | desistir |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [d̪esisˈt̪iɾ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #27,953 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “desistir”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 13 spelling variants around desistir (IPA [d̪esisˈt̪iɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #27,953 among 4,885 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for desistir, with forms such as "ddesistir", "decistir", and "deisstir". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "despistar", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is desistir, spelled D-E-S-I-S-T-I-R.
Definition
- 1Dejar de insistir, interrumpir un esfuerzo, una acción, etc.
- 2Apartarse de una empresa, tarea o intento empezado a ejecutar.
- 3Hablando de un derecho, abdicarlo o abandonarlo.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how desistir appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
En cuanto pisé tierra, me prosterné y agradecí a Dios que me hubiese salvado y desistí de mis ideas de escapar.
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ddesistir
- decistir
- deisstir
- desisitr
- desisstir
- desistirr
- desistri
- desisttir
- desitsir
- dessistir
- dessitir
- dseistir
- edsistir
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of desistir - 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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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "desistir", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).