despotismo
[d̪espoˈt̪ismo]
The verdict
“despotismo” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #38,641 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #38,641
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 10
- letters
- 15
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Poder absoluto sin reglas, propio del déspota.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | despotismo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [d̪espoˈt̪ismo] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #38,641 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “despotismo” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for despotismo is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [d̪espoˈt̪ismo]. Corpus data places it at rank #38,641 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for despotismo, with forms such as "ddespotismo", "depsotismo", and "desoptismo". 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. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is despotismo, spelled D-E-S-P-O-T-I-S-M-O.
Definition
- 1Poder absoluto sin reglas, propio del déspota.
- 2Abuso de autoridad hacia las demás personas.
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ddespotismo,depsotismo,desoptismo,despoitsmo,despotimso,despotismmo,despotisom,despotissmo,despotsimo,despottismo,desppotismo,desptoismo,desspotismo,dsepotismo,edspotismo
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of despotismo - 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 “despotismo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is D-E-S-P-O-T-I-S-M-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [d̪espoˈt̪ismo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- 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.