destierro

[d̪esˈt̪jero]

/[d̪esˈt̪jero]/ noun

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The verdict

“destierro” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #26,806. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,806
frequency rank, Spanish
4,885
“D” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Acción o efecto de desterrar o desterrarse (abandonar la tierra donde uno vivía).

Corpus desk

Index ES-destierro · destierro · Spanish

destierro · rank #26,806 · 11 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #26,806
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH despertaba

Nearest frequency peer: despertaba (-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 “destierro”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “destierro” 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).

destierro vs desierto
78% similar
destierro vs despierto
78% similar

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

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

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “destierro”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).destierrocae 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 “despertaba” (#26,805), “destinatarios” (#26,807), “desmentir” (#26,804). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “destierro” va en #26,806. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around destierro (IPA [d̪esˈt̪jero]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #26,806 among 4,885 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for destierro, with forms such as "ddestierro", "desiterro", and "desstierro". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "desierto", "despierto", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is destierro, spelled D-E-S-T-I-E-R-R-O.

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

exilioexilioexilioexilioexilio

This word in other languages

exile(English)bannissement(Français)banimento(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddestierro
  • desiterro
  • desstierro
  • desteirro
  • destiero
  • destieror
  • destirero
  • desttierro
  • detsierro
  • dsetierro
  • edstierro

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ddestierro1desiterro2desstierro1desteirro2destiero1destieror2destirero2desttierro1
Edit distance from "destierro"

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 "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's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

desmentir#26,804devolverá#26,808diabólico#26,809dicotomía#26,810

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

descuida11 variantsdebamos11 variantsdaneses11 variantsescénico11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list