despreciable

[d̪espɾeˈsjaβ̞le]

/[d̪espɾeˈsjaβ̞le]/ adj

The verdict

“despreciable” has 20 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #14,337. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,337
frequency rank, Spanish
4,885
“D” headwords
20
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Digno de poca o ninguna estima.

Corpus desk

Index ES-despreciable · despreciable · Spanish

despreciable · rank #14,337 · 20 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #14,337
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 20 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH descender

Nearest frequency peer: descender (-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 “despreciable”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “despreciable” 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).

despreciable vs despreciables
92% similar

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

Key facts for despreciable
PropertyValue
Headworddespreciable
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[d̪espɾeˈsjaβ̞le]
Letters12
Frequency rank#14,337
Misspellings tracked20
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “despreciable”

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

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “descender” (#14,336), “desvío” (#14,338), “denso” (#14,335). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “despreciable” va en #14,337. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 20 spelling variants around despreciable (IPA [d̪espɾeˈsjaβ̞le]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #14,337 among 4,885 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for despreciable, with forms such as "ddespreciable", "depsreciable", and "desperciable". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "despreciables", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is despreciable, spelled D-E-S-P-R-E-C-I-A-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Digno de poca o ninguna estima.
  2. 2
    Escaso, en poca cantidad.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how despreciable appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. En ella, que ha sufrido y ha sido endurecida por la vida, desde niña, cuando fue seducida por un amigo de su familia -el único personaje totalmente despreciable del libro, el abogado corrupto y oportunista político Viktor Komarovski-, esta caracterización esfumada nos parece una falla narrativa
  2. De hecho una de las pocas soluciones exactas que conocemos de estas ecuaciones relativistas corresponde al caso de una masa inmensamente grande alrededor de la cual orbita otra tan diminuta que su influencia sobre la primera se considera despreciable

Synonyms

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddespreciable
  • depsreciable
  • desperciable
  • desppreciable
  • desprceiable
  • desprecaible
  • desprecciable
  • despreciabble
  • despreciabel
  • despreciablle
  • desprecialbe
  • despreciavle
  • desprecibale
  • despreicable
  • despresiable
  • desprreciable
  • desrpeciable
  • desspreciable
  • dsepreciable
  • edspreciable

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ddespreciable1depsreciable2desperciable2desppreciable1desprceiable2desprecaible2desprecciable1despreciabble1
Edit distance from "despreciable"

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 "despreciable"?
"despreciable" is spelled D-E-S-P-R-E-C-I-A-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪espɾeˈsjaβ̞le].
What does "despreciable" mean?
As an adjective, "despreciable" means: Digno de poca o ninguna estima.
What words are commonly confused with "despreciable"?
"despreciable" is commonly confused with "despreciables". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "despreciable"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "despreciable" is [d̪espɾeˈsjaβ̞le]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "despreciable" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (20 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list