desolada
[d̪esoˈlað̞a]
The verdict
“desolada” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #42,949 in Spanish word frequency and used as a participle.
- #42,949
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 5
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Forma del femenino de desolado, participio de desolar.
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 | desolada |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Participle |
| IPA | [d̪esoˈlað̞a] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #42,949 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 5 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “desolada” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for desolada is 8 letters long, classified as a participle, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [d̪esoˈlað̞a]. Corpus data places it at rank #42,949 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 femenino de desolado, participio de desolar.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for desolada, with forms such as "ddesolada", "deoslada", and "desloada". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "desplaza", "desolado", "deseada", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is desolada, spelled D-E-S-O-L-A-D-A.
Definition
- 1Forma del femenino de desolado, participio de desolar.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ddesolada,deoslada,desloada,desoalda,desolaad,desoladda,desoldaa,desollada,dessolada,dseolada,edsolada
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of desolada - 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 “desolada”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is D-E-S-O-L-A-D-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [d̪esoˈlað̞a] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “desplaza” - see the side-by-side comparison. desolada vs desplaza
- 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.