despertado
[d̪espeɾˈt̪að̞o]
The verdict
“despertado” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #10,826 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.
- #10,826
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 10
- letters
- 15
- tracked misspellings
- 12
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Participio de despertar.
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 | despertado |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [d̪espeɾˈt̪að̞o] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #10,826 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 12 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “despertado” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for despertado is 10 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [d̪espeɾˈt̪að̞o]. Corpus data places it at rank #10,826 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Participio de despertar.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for despertado, with forms such as "ddespertado", "depsertado", and "deseprtado". 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 12 confusable-pair relationships, "despertó", "despertar", "desterrado", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is despertado, spelled D-E-S-P-E-R-T-A-D-O.
Definition
- 1Participio de despertar.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ddespertado,depsertado,deseprtado,desperatdo,desperrtado,despertaddo,despertaod,despertdao,desperttado,despetrado,desppertado,despretado,desspertado,dsepertado,edspertado
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of despertado - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 “despertado”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is D-E-S-P-E-R-T-A-D-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [d̪espeɾˈt̪að̞o] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “despertó” - see the side-by-side comparison. despertado vs despertó
- 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.