desviación

[d̪esβ̞jaˈsjõn]

/[d̪esβ̞jaˈsjõn]/ noun

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The verdict

“desviación” has 16 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #17,406. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,406
frequency rank, Spanish
90,663
“D” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Acción o efecto de desviar.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

desviación vs desviaciones
75% similar
desviación vs desolación
80% similar
desviación vs destilación
82% similar

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

Key facts for desviación
PropertyValue
Headworddesviación
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[d̪esβ̞jaˈsjõn]
Letters10
Frequency rank#17,406
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “desviación” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). desviación lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around desviación (IPA [d̪esβ̞jaˈsjõn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #17,406 among 90,663 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for desviación, with forms such as "ddesviación", "desbiación", and "desivación". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "desviaciones", "desolación", "destilación", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is desviación, spelled D-E-S-V-I-A-C-I-Ó-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acción o efecto de desviar.
  2. 2
    Dícese del cambio de la posición natural de los órganos.
  3. 3
    Cambio de trayecto.
  4. 4
    Tendencia de alguien que se aparta de lo considerado normal.
  5. 5
    Diferencia entre un valor observado y su respectivo valor esperado.
  6. 6
    Ángulo entre el geoide y el esferoide de la Tierra, o el ángulo entre la vertical y la normal de la esferoide.
  7. 7
    Movimiento, generalmente de sacrificio, que fuerza a una pieza enemiga a dejar de defender una pieza o una casilla de mayor importancia.

This word in other languages

deviation(English)déviation(Français)Abweichung(Deutsch)desvio(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddesviación
  • desbiación
  • desivación
  • dessviación
  • desvaición
  • desviacción
  • desviacinó
  • desviaciónn
  • desviacóin
  • desviaicón
  • desviasión
  • desvicaión
  • desvviación
  • devsiación
  • dseviación
  • edsviación

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of desviación - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ddesviación1desbiación1desivación2dessviación1desvaición2desviacción1desviacinó2desviaciónn1
Edit distance from "desviación"

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 "desviación"?
"desviación" is spelled D-E-S-V-I-A-C-I-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪esβ̞jaˈsjõn].
What does "desviación" mean?
As a noun, "desviación" means: Acción o efecto de desviar.
What words are commonly confused with "desviación"?
"desviación" is commonly confused with "desviaciones", "desolación", "destilación". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "desviación"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "desviación" is [d̪esβ̞jaˈsjõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "desviación" come from?
"desviación" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “desviación”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is D-E-S-V-I-A-C-I-Ó-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [d̪esβ̞jaˈsjõn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “desviaciones” - see the side-by-side comparison. desviación vs desviaciones
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

Same frequency band

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list