despistar

[d̪espisˈt̪aɾ]

/[d̪espisˈt̪aɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“despistar” has 14 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #47,724. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#47,724
frequency rank, Spanish
4,885
“D” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hacer perder la orientación espacial

Corpus desk

Index ES-despistar · despistar · Spanish

despistar · rank #47,724 · 14 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #47,724
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH desterrados

Nearest frequency peer: desterrados (+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 “despistar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “despistar” 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).

despistar vs despiste
78% similar
despistar vs desistir
78% similar
despistar vs despertar
78% similar

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

Key facts for despistar
PropertyValue
Headworddespistar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[d̪espisˈt̪aɾ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#47,724
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “despistar”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).despistarcae 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 “desterrados” (#47,725), “desmesurada” (#47,722), “desunión” (#47,726). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “despistar” va en #47,724. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around despistar (IPA [d̪espisˈt̪aɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #47,724 among 4,885 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Hacer perder la orientación espacial".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for despistar, with forms such as "ddespistar", "depsistar", and "desipstar". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "despiste", "desistir", "despertar", 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 is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is despistar, spelled D-E-S-P-I-S-T-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hacer perder la orientación espacial

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddespistar
  • depsistar
  • desipstar
  • despisatr
  • despisstar
  • despistarr
  • despistra
  • despisttar
  • despitsar
  • desppistar
  • despsitar
  • desspistar
  • dsepistar
  • edspistar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ddespistar1depsistar2desipstar2despisatr2despisstar1despistarr1despistra2despisttar1
Edit distance from "despistar"

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 "despistar"?
"despistar" is spelled D-E-S-P-I-S-T-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪espisˈt̪aɾ].
What does "despistar" mean?
As a verb, "despistar" means: Hacer perder la orientación espacial
What words are commonly confused with "despistar"?
"despistar" is commonly confused with "despiste", "desistir", "despertar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "despistar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "despistar" is [d̪espisˈt̪aɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "despistar" come from?
"despistar" 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 "despistar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

desleales#47,721detuvimos#47,729Deschamps#47,711desafuero#47,710

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

distinguía14 variantsdeliberar14 variantsdebutante14 variantsenamoraste14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list