detergente

/[d̪et̪eɾˈxẽn̪t̪e]/ noun

Letters

10 characters

Frequency Rank

#28,728

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

15

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

detergente is aSpanishnoun. It means: Sustancia que tiene la propiedad químico-física de peptizar. Pronounced [d̪et̪eɾˈxẽn̪t̪e]. Often confused with divergente.

Key facts for detergente
PropertyValue
Headworddetergente
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[d̪et̪eɾˈxẽn̪t̪e]
Letters10
Frequency rank#28,728
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for detergente is 10 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [d̪et̪eɾˈxẽn̪t̪e]. Corpus data places it at rank #28,728 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for detergente, with forms such as "ddetergente", "deetrgente", and "detegrente". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "divergente", 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 detergente, spelled D-E-T-E-R-G-E-N-T-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sustancia que tiene la propiedad químico-física de peptizar.
  2. 2
    En particular, detergente comercial que se usa para quitar la suciedad de los utensilios de cocina.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ddetergente,deetrgente,detegrente,deteregnte,detergenet,detergennte,detergentte,detergetne,deterggente,detergnete,deterrgente,detregente,dettergente,dteergente,edtergente

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for detergente

Misspelling Variants of "detergente"

ddetergente11deetrgente10detegrente10deteregnte10detergenet10detergennte11detergentte11detergetne10
Misspelling Variants of "detergente"

Frequency rank: #28,728 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "detergente"?
"detergente" is spelled D-E-T-E-R-G-E-N-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪et̪eɾˈxẽn̪t̪e].
What does "detergente" mean?
As a noun, "detergente" means: Sustancia que tiene la propiedad químico-física de peptizar.
What words are commonly confused with "detergente"?
"detergente" is commonly confused with "divergente". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "detergente"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "detergente" is [d̪et̪eɾˈxẽn̪t̪e]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "detergente" come from?
"detergente" 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. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.