deterioro

[d̪et̪eˈɾjoɾo]

/[d̪et̪eˈɾjoɾo]/ noun

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The verdict

“deterioro” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #7,141. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,141
frequency rank, Spanish
4,885
“D” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Degeneración, empeoramiento gradual del estado de algo; proceso y resultado de decaer o deteriorarse.

Corpus desk

Index ES-deterioro · deterioro · Spanish

deterioro · rank #7,141 · 12 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,141
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH designación

Nearest frequency peer: designación (-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 “deterioro”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “deterioro” 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).

deterioro vs deteriora
89% similar
deterioro vs deteriorado
82% similar

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

Key facts for deterioro
PropertyValue
Headworddeterioro
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[d̪et̪eˈɾjoɾo]
Letters9
Frequency rank#7,141
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “deterioro”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).deteriorocae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “designación” (#7,140), “determinadas” (#7,142), “desesperación” (#7,139). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “deterioro” va en #7,141. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around deterioro (IPA [d̪et̪eˈɾjoɾo]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #7,141 among 4,885 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Degeneración, empeoramiento gradual del estado de algo; proceso y resultado de decaer o deteriorarse.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for deterioro, with forms such as "ddeterioro", "deetrioro", and "deteiroro". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "deteriora", "deteriorado", 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 deterioro, spelled D-E-T-E-R-I-O-R-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Degeneración, empeoramiento gradual del estado de algo; proceso y resultado de decaer o deteriorarse.

This word in other languages

deterioration(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddeterioro
  • deetrioro
  • deteiroro
  • deterioor
  • deteriorro
  • deteriroo
  • deteroiro
  • deterrioro
  • detreioro
  • detterioro
  • dteerioro
  • edterioro

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ddeterioro1deetrioro2deteiroro2deterioor2deteriorro1deteriroo2deteroiro2deterrioro1
Edit distance from "deterioro"

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 "deterioro"?
"deterioro" is spelled D-E-T-E-R-I-O-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪et̪eˈɾjoɾo].
What does "deterioro" mean?
As a noun, "deterioro" means: Degeneración, empeoramiento gradual del estado de algo; proceso y resultado de decaer o deteriorarse.
What words are commonly confused with "deterioro"?
"deterioro" is commonly confused with "deteriora", "deteriorado". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "deterioro"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "deterioro" is [d̪et̪eˈɾjoɾo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "deterioro" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

diseñador#7,145defienden#7,135cubiertas#7,134criaturas#7,131

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

descrito12 variantsdisponer12 variantsdividido12 variantscorrección12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list