desmayos

/[d̪esˈmaʝos]/ noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#42,947

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

6

similar word pairs

desmayos is aSpanishnoun. It means: Forma del plural de desmayo. Pronounced [d̪esˈmaʝos]. Often confused with desmayo and desmaya.

Key facts for desmayos
PropertyValue
Headworddesmayos
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[d̪esˈmaʝos]
Letters8
Frequency rank#42,947
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for desmayos is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [d̪esˈmaʝos]. Corpus data places it at rank #42,947 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Forma del plural de desmayo.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for desmayos, with forms such as "ddesmayos", "demsayos", and "desamyos". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "desmayo", "desmaya", "deseamos", and more, 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 desmayos, spelled D-E-S-M-A-Y-O-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del plural de desmayo.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ddesmayos,demsayos,desamyos,desmaoys,desmayoss,desmayso,desmayyos,desmmayos,desmyaos,dessmayos,dsemayos,edsmayos

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for desmayos

Misspelling Variants of "desmayos"

ddesmayos9demsayos8desamyos8desmaoys8desmayoss9desmayso8desmayyos9desmmayos9
Misspelling Variants of "desmayos"

Frequency rank: #42,947 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "desmayos"?
"desmayos" is spelled D-E-S-M-A-Y-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪esˈmaʝos].
What does "desmayos" mean?
As a noun, "desmayos" means: Forma del plural de desmayo.
What words are commonly confused with "desmayos"?
"desmayos" is commonly confused with "desmayo", "desmaya", "deseamos". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "desmayos"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "desmayos" is [d̪esˈmaʝos]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "desmayos" come from?
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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.