despropósito

[d̪espɾoˈposit̪o]

/[d̪espɾoˈposit̪o]/ noun

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The verdict

“despropósito” has 19 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #39,162. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#39,162
frequency rank, Spanish
4,885
“D” headwords
19
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hecho o dicho inoportuno, sin sentido o lógica.

Corpus desk

Index ES-desproposito · despropósito · Spanish

despropósito · rank #39,162 · 19 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #39,162
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 19 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH despreocupado

Nearest frequency peer: despreocupado (-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 “despropósito”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “despropósito” 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 despropósito
PropertyValue
Headworddespropósito
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[d̪espɾoˈposit̪o]
Letters12
Frequency rank#39,162
Misspellings tracked19
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “despropósito”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).despropósitocae 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 “despreocupado” (#39,161), “detallando” (#39,163), “despedí” (#39,159). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “despropósito” va en #39,162. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 19 spelling variants around despropósito (IPA [d̪espɾoˈposit̪o]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #39,162 among 4,885 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Hecho o dicho inoportuno, sin sentido o lógica.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for despropósito, with forms such as "ddespropósito", "depsropósito", and "desporpósito". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 despropósito, spelled D-E-S-P-R-O-P-Ó-S-I-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hecho o dicho inoportuno, sin sentido o lógica.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Se necesitaba ser más borrico que un buey para pensar tal despropósito.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddespropósito
  • depsropósito
  • desporpósito
  • desppropósito
  • desproppósito
  • despropsóito
  • despropócito
  • despropóisto
  • despropósiot
  • despropósitto
  • despropóssito
  • despropóstio
  • desproópsito
  • desprpoósito
  • desprropósito
  • desrpopósito
  • desspropósito
  • dsepropósito
  • edspropósito

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ddespropósito1depsropósito2desporpósito2desppropósito1desproppósito1despropsóito2despropócito1despropóisto2
Edit distance from "despropósito"

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 "despropósito"?
"despropósito" is spelled D-E-S-P-R-O-P-Ó-S-I-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪espɾoˈposit̪o].
What does "despropósito" mean?
As a noun, "despropósito" means: Hecho o dicho inoportuno, sin sentido o lógica.
What are common misspellings of "despropósito"?
Common misspellings include "ddespropósito", "depsropósito", "desporpósito", "desppropósito", "desproppósito". The correct spelling is "despropósito".
How do you pronounce "despropósito"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "despropósito" is [d̪espɾoˈposit̪o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "despropósito" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (19 here; floor ≥5).

despreocupado19 variantsdesaparecería19 variantsbipartidista19 variantsbibliotecaria19 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list