desvío

Name: desvío, Spanish Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[d̪esˈβ̞io]

/[d̪esˈβ̞io]/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“desvío” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #14,338. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,338
frequency rank, Spanish: 4,885
“D” headwords: 9
tracked misspellings: 15
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Acción o efecto de desviar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-desvio · desvío · Spanish

desvío · rank #14,338 · 9 variants · 15 confusables

FREQ-MID #14,338
LEN-LONG 6 letters
VOW-3 3 vowels
CONFUS-MID 15 pairs
VAR-MID 9 variants
BOOK-MID 4,885
PHOTO-FINISH despreciable

Nearest frequency peer: despreciable (-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.

denso

85,666
descender

85,665
despreciable

85,664
desvío

85,663
detenerse

85,662
dietas

85,660

What this shows “desvío” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

desvío vs devil

50% similar

desvío vs desvíos

86% similar

desvío vs deseo

67% similar

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

Key facts for desvío
Property	Value
Headword	desvío
Language	Spanish
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[d̪esˈβ̞io]
Letters	6
Frequency rank	#14,338
Misspellings tracked	9
Confusable pairs	15
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “desvío”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).desvíocae aquí:

#14,338

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “despreciable” (#14,337), “detenerse” (#14,339), “descender” (#14,336). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “desvío” va en #14,338. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around desvío (IPA [d̪esˈβ̞io]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #14,338 among 4,885 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for desvío, with forms such as "ddesvío", "desbío", and "dessvío". 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, "devil", "desvíos", "deseo", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is desvío, spelled D-E-S-V-Í-O.

Definition

1
Acción o efecto de desviar.
2
Tramo de un camino que se aparta del principal, y que generalmente se construye de forma transitoria por motivos de mantenimiento o reforma de la vía pública.
3
Despego, desagrado.
4
Indiferencia
5
Cada uno de los listones de madera que se sujetan horizontalmente en los tablones de los andamios suspendidos, y se apoyan en la fábrica para evitar el movimiento de vaivén.
6
Intersección entre dos venas de material.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

ddesvío
desbío
dessvío
desvoí
desvvío
desívo
devsío
dsevío
edsvío

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

Edit distance from "desvío"

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 "desvío"?

"desvío" is spelled D-E-S-V-Í-O. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪esˈβ̞io].

What does "desvío" mean?

As a noun, "desvío" means: Acción o efecto de desviar.

What words are commonly confused with "desvío"?

"desvío" is commonly confused with "devil", "desvíos", "deseo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "desvío"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "desvío" is [d̪esˈβ̞io]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "desvío" come from?

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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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