despierto

[d̪esˈpjeɾt̪o]

/[d̪esˈpjeɾt̪o]/ adj

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The verdict

“despierto” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #6,284. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,284
frequency rank, Spanish
4,885
“D” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - En estado de vigilia, no durmiendo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-despierto · despierto · Spanish

despierto · rank #6,284 · 13 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,284
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH desaparece

Nearest frequency peer: desaparece (-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 “despierto”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “despierto” 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).

despierto vs destierro
78% similar
despierto vs despiertos
90% similar
despierto vs desierto
89% similar

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

Key facts for despierto
PropertyValue
Headworddespierto
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[d̪esˈpjeɾt̪o]
Letters9
Frequency rank#6,284
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “despierto”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.despiertocae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “desaparece” (#6,283), “destinos” (#6,285), “dejemos” (#6,282). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “despierto” va en #6,284. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around despierto (IPA [d̪esˈpjeɾt̪o]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #6,284 among 4,885 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for despierto, with forms such as "ddespierto", "depsierto", and "desiperto". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "destierro", "despiertos", "desierto", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is despierto, spelled D-E-S-P-I-E-R-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    En estado de vigilia, no durmiendo.
  2. 2
    Que tiene los sentidos y la atención bien alertas, con la inteligencia activa y eficaz.

This word in other languages

awake(English)éveillé(Français)wach(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddespierto
  • depsierto
  • desiperto
  • despeirto
  • despierot
  • despierrto
  • despiertto
  • despietro
  • despireto
  • desppierto
  • desspierto
  • dsepierto
  • edspierto

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ddespierto1depsierto2desiperto2despeirto2despierot2despierrto1despiertto1despietro2
Edit distance from "despierto"

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 "despierto"?
"despierto" is spelled D-E-S-P-I-E-R-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪esˈpjeɾt̪o].
What does "despierto" mean?
As an adjective, "despierto" means: En estado de vigilia, no durmiendo.
What words are commonly confused with "despierto"?
"despierto" is commonly confused with "destierro", "despiertos", "desierto". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "despierto"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "despierto" is [d̪esˈpjeɾt̪o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "despierto" come from?
"despierto" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Cristóbal#6,279disminuir#6,289consultar#6,278encantado#6,293

Similar misspelling depth

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

divorcio13 variantscinturón13 variantsexpresado13 variantsmensuales13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list