despilfarro

[d̪espilˈfaro]

/[d̪espilˈfaro]/ noun

The verdict

“despilfarro” has 15 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #24,472. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,472
frequency rank, Spanish
4,885
“D” headwords
15
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Abundante gasto de dinero u otros bienes que no lleva a adquirir nada verdaderamente útil.

Corpus desk

Index ES-despilfarro · despilfarro · Spanish

despilfarro · rank #24,472 · 15 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #24,472
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH despertarse

Nearest frequency peer: despertarse (-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 “despilfarro”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “despilfarro” 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
Key facts for despilfarro
PropertyValue
Headworddespilfarro
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[d̪espilˈfaro]
Letters11
Frequency rank#24,472
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “despilfarro”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).despilfarrocae 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 “despertarse” (#24,471), “destructiva” (#24,473), “despertaron” (#24,470). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “despilfarro” va en #24,472. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around despilfarro (IPA [d̪espilˈfaro]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #24,472 among 4,885 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for despilfarro, with forms such as "ddespilfarro", "depsilfarro", and "desiplfarro". 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. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is despilfarro, spelled D-E-S-P-I-L-F-A-R-R-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Abundante gasto de dinero u otros bienes que no lleva a adquirir nada verdaderamente útil.
  2. 2
    Daño que sufren las ropas u otros objetos a causa de dejadez y falta de cuidado o aseo.

Synonyms

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddespilfarro
  • depsilfarro
  • desiplfarro
  • despiflarro
  • despilafrro
  • despilfaro
  • despilfaror
  • despilffarro
  • despilfraro
  • despillfarro
  • desplifarro
  • desppilfarro
  • desspilfarro
  • dsepilfarro
  • edspilfarro

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ddespilfarro1depsilfarro2desiplfarro2despiflarro2despilafrro2despilfaro1despilfaror2despilffarro1
Edit distance from "despilfarro"

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 "despilfarro"?
"despilfarro" is spelled D-E-S-P-I-L-F-A-R-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪espilˈfaro].
What does "despilfarro" mean?
As a noun, "despilfarro" means: Abundante gasto de dinero u otros bienes que no lleva a adquirir nada verdaderamente útil.
What are common misspellings of "despilfarro"?
Common misspellings include "ddespilfarro", "depsilfarro", "desiplfarro", "despiflarro", "despilafrro". The correct spelling is "despilfarro".
How do you pronounce "despilfarro"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "despilfarro" is [d̪espilˈfaro]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "despilfarro" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list