destacado

[d̪est̪aˈkað̞o]

/[d̪est̪aˈkað̞o]/ verb

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The verdict

“destacado” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #4,236. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,236
frequency rank, Spanish
4,885
“D” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
15
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Participio de destacar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-destacado · destacado · Spanish

destacado · rank #4,236 · 13 variants · 15 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,236
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 15 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH desaparición

Nearest frequency peer: desaparición (-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 “destacado”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “destacado” 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).

destacado vs destaco
78% similar
destacado vs destacar
78% similar
destacado vs destacan
78% similar

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

Key facts for destacado
PropertyValue
Headworddestacado
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[d̪est̪aˈkað̞o]
Letters9
Frequency rank#4,236
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “destacado”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).destacadocae 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 “desaparición” (#4,235), “dichas” (#4,237), “Cuenca” (#4,234). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “destacado” va en #4,236. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around destacado (IPA [d̪est̪aˈkað̞o]), averb. Corpus frequency is #4,236 among 4,885 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Participio de destacar.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for destacado, with forms such as "ddestacado", "desatcado", and "desstacado". 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 15 confusable-pair relationships, "destaco", "destacar", "destacan", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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 destacado, spelled D-E-S-T-A-C-A-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Participio de destacar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddestacado
  • desatcado
  • desstacado
  • destaacdo
  • destacaddo
  • destacaod
  • destaccado
  • destacdao
  • destcaado
  • desttacado
  • detsacado
  • dsetacado
  • edstacado

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ddestacado1desatcado2desstacado1destaacdo2destacaddo1destacaod2destaccado1destacdao2
Edit distance from "destacado"

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 "destacado"?
"destacado" is spelled D-E-S-T-A-C-A-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪est̪aˈkað̞o].
What does "destacado" mean?
As a verb, "destacado" means: Participio de destacar.
What words are commonly confused with "destacado"?
"destacado" is commonly confused with "destaco", "destacar", "destacan". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "destacado"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "destacado" is [d̪est̪aˈkað̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "destacado" come from?
"destacado" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

creciendo#4,232corazones#4,231contestar#4,230conquista#4,229

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

finalidad13 variantsinformado13 variantsvenganza13 variantsobserva13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list