deslizarse

/[d̪esliˈsaɾse]/ verb

Letters

10 characters

Frequency Rank

#40,247

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

16

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

deslizarse is aSpanishverb. It means: Arrastrarse suavemente, moverse con leve fricción sobre una superficie o a través de un medio denso como gases o líquidos. Pronounced [d̪esliˈsaɾse]. Often confused with desviarse and desplazarse.

Key facts for deslizarse
PropertyValue
Headworddeslizarse
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[d̪esliˈsaɾse]
Letters10
Frequency rank#40,247
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of deslizarse in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for deslizarse is 10 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [d̪esliˈsaɾse]. Corpus data places it at rank #40,247 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 Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 16 documented wrong-spelling variants for deslizarse, with forms such as "ddeslizarse", "delsizarse", and "desilzarse". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "desviarse", "desplazarse", "deslizar", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is deslizarse, spelled D-E-S-L-I-Z-A-R-S-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Arrastrarse suavemente, moverse con leve fricción sobre una superficie o a través de un medio denso como gases o líquidos.
  2. 2
    Moverse con cautela, habilidad o pericia, en particular sin que otros lo noten.
  3. 3
    Caerse algo, desprenderse de donde estaba.
  4. 4
    Desplazarse, especialmente un líquido, de manera fluida en cierta dirección.
  5. 5
    Experimentar una progresiva o paulatina conversión o transformación en ideas, actitudes, emociones o actividades.
  6. 6
    Cometer una falta o equivocación, especialmente moral, de modo total o parcialmente involuntario.

Synonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ddeslizarse,delsizarse,desilzarse,desliazrse,deslizarce,deslizares,deslizarrse,deslizarsse,deslizasre,deslizrase,deslizzarse,desllizarse,deslziarse,desslizarse,dselizarse,edslizarse

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for deslizarse

Misspelling Variants of "deslizarse"

ddeslizarse11delsizarse10desilzarse10desliazrse10deslizarce10deslizares10deslizarrse11deslizarsse11
Misspelling Variants of "deslizarse"

Frequency rank: #40,247 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "deslizarse"?
"deslizarse" is spelled D-E-S-L-I-Z-A-R-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪esliˈsaɾse].
What does "deslizarse" mean?
As a verb, "deslizarse" means: Arrastrarse suavemente, moverse con leve fricción sobre una superficie o a través de un medio denso como gases o líquidos.
What words are commonly confused with "deslizarse"?
"deslizarse" is commonly confused with "desviarse", "desplazarse", "deslizar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "deslizarse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "deslizarse" is [d̪esliˈsaɾse]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "deslizarse" come from?
"deslizarse" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.