destierro

/[d̪esˈt̪jero]/ noun

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#26,806

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

destierro is aSpanishnoun. It means: Acción o efecto de desterrar o desterrarse (abandonar la tierra donde uno vivía). Pronounced [d̪esˈt̪jero]. Often confused with desierto and despierto.

Key facts for destierro
PropertyValue
Headworddestierro
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[d̪esˈt̪jero]
Letters9
Frequency rank#26,806
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of destierro in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for destierro is 9 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [d̪esˈt̪jero]. Corpus data places it at rank #26,806 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for destierro, with forms such as "ddestierro", "desiterro", and "desstierro". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "desierto", "despierto", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is destierro, spelled D-E-S-T-I-E-R-R-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acción o efecto de desterrar o desterrarse (abandonar la tierra donde uno vivía).
  2. 2
    Tipo de pena que un Estado puede imponer, que consiste en expulsar a alguien de un lugar o de un territorio determinado (que normalmente es el territorio hasta donde se extiende la soberanía de quien impone el castigo).
  3. 3
    Tiempo durante el que se desarrolla el castigo.
  4. 4
    Lugar o región donde se instala el desterrado.
  5. 5
    Lugar lejano o con poca accesibilidad.

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ddestierro,desiterro,desstierro,desteirro,destiero,destieror,destirero,desttierro,detsierro,dsetierro,edstierro

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for destierro

Misspelling Variants of "destierro"

ddestierro10desiterro9desstierro10desteirro9destiero8destieror9destirero9desttierro10
Misspelling Variants of "destierro"

Frequency rank: #26,806 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "destierro"?
"destierro" is spelled D-E-S-T-I-E-R-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪esˈt̪jero].
What does "destierro" mean?
As a noun, "destierro" means: Acción o efecto de desterrar o desterrarse (abandonar la tierra donde uno vivía).
What words are commonly confused with "destierro"?
"destierro" is commonly confused with "desierto", "despierto". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "destierro"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "destierro" is [d̪esˈt̪jero]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "destierro" come from?
"destierro" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.