despacho
[d̪esˈpat͡ʃo]
The verdict
“despacho” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #4,072 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #4,072
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 7
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Acción o efecto de despachar o de despacharse.
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 | despacho |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [d̪esˈpat͡ʃo] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #4,072 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 7 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “despacho” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for despacho is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [d̪esˈpat͡ʃo]. Corpus data places it at rank #4,072 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 9 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for despacho, with forms such as "ddespacho", "depsacho", and "desapcho". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "destaco", "despacio", "despecho", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is despacho, spelled D-E-S-P-A-C-H-O.
Definition
- 1Acción o efecto de despachar o de despacharse.
- 2Habitación de una vivienda u establecimiento destinada a la gestión de negocios o al estudio.
- 3Mobiliario y enseres de un despacho₂.
- 4Parte de un establecimiento fabril, artesanal o comercial destinado a la venta y entrega de mercancías.
- 5Comunicación escrita oficial entre un gobierno y sus diplomáticos, o entre un mando militar y los oficiales en el campo.
- 6En particular, despacho₅ que notifica de un nombramiento o comisión a su destinatario.
- 7Más generalmente, cualquier comunicación enviada por medios eléctricos o electrónicos, como un telegrama o teletipo.
- 8Ensanche de las galerías de una mina junto al pozo principal.
- 9Tienda dedicada a la venta al por menor de provisiones y vituallas, en general no perecederas.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ddespacho,depsacho,desapcho,despaccho,despachho,despacoh,despahco,despcaho,desppacho,desspacho,dsepacho,edspacho
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of despacho - 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 “despacho”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is D-E-S-P-A-C-H-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [d̪esˈpat͡ʃo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “destaco” - see the side-by-side comparison. despacho vs destaco
- 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.