despedido

[d̪espeˈð̞ið̞o]

/[d̪espeˈð̞ið̞o]/ verb

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The verdict

“despedido” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #8,788. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,788
frequency rank, Spanish
4,885
“D” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Participio de despedir.

Corpus desk

Index ES-despedido · despedido · Spanish

despedido · rank #8,788 · 13 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,788
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH demócratas

Nearest frequency peer: demócratas (-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 “despedido”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “despedido” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

despedido vs despido
78% similar
despedido vs despedir
78% similar
despedido vs despidió
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for despedido
PropertyValue
Headworddespedido
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[d̪espeˈð̞ið̞o]
Letters9
Frequency rank#8,788
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “despedido”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).despedidocae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “demócratas” (#8,787), “destinadas” (#8,789), “delta” (#8,786). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “despedido” va en #8,788. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around despedido (IPA [d̪espeˈð̞ið̞o]), averb. Corpus frequency is #8,788 among 4,885 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Participio de despedir.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for despedido, with forms such as "ddespedido", "depsedido", and "desepdido". 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 12 confusable-pair relationships, "despido", "despedir", "despidió", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is despedido, spelled D-E-S-P-E-D-I-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Participio de despedir.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddespedido
  • depsedido
  • desepdido
  • despdeido
  • despeddido
  • despeddio
  • despediddo
  • despediod
  • despeiddo
  • desppedido
  • desspedido
  • dsepedido
  • edspedido

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of despedido - 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.

ddespedido1depsedido2desepdido2despdeido2despeddido1despeddio2despediddo1despediod2
Edit distance from "despedido"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "despedido"?
"despedido" is spelled D-E-S-P-E-D-I-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪espeˈð̞ið̞o].
What does "despedido" mean?
As a verb, "despedido" means: Participio de despedir.
What words are commonly confused with "despedido"?
"despedido" is commonly confused with "despido", "despedir", "despidió". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "despedido"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "despedido" is [d̪espeˈð̞ið̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "despedido" come from?
"despedido" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "despedido", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

detallada#8,790convocado#8,782estatutos#8,797concedido#8,778

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

corredores13 variantsideológica13 variantsilusiones13 variantsindicador13 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list