determinar

[d̪et̪eɾmiˈnaɾ]

/[d̪et̪eɾmiˈnaɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“determinar” has 15 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #2,824. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,824
frequency rank, Spanish
4,885
“D” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - identificar un material biológico.Por ejemplo. La determinación de la planta es Matricaria recutita

Corpus desk

Index ES-determinar · determinar · Spanish

determinar · rank #2,824 · 15 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,824
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH dedo

Nearest frequency peer: dedo (-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 “determinar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “determinar” 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).

determinar vs determine
80% similar
determinar vs determinen
80% similar
determinar vs determinaron
83% similar

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

Key facts for determinar
PropertyValue
Headworddeterminar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[d̪et̪eɾmiˈnaɾ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#2,824
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “determinar”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).determinarcae 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 “dedo” (#2,823), “doce” (#2,825), “deberíamos” (#2,822). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “determinar” va en #2,824. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around determinar (IPA [d̪et̪eɾmiˈnaɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #2,824 among 4,885 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "identificar un material biológico.Por ejemplo. La determinación de la planta es Matricaria recutita".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for determinar, with forms such as "ddeterminar", "deetrminar", and "detemrinar". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "determine", "determinen", "determinaron", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is determinar, spelled D-E-T-E-R-M-I-N-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    identificar un material biológico.Por ejemplo. La determinación de la planta es Matricaria recutita

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddeterminar
  • deetrminar
  • detemrinar
  • deterimnar
  • determianr
  • determinarr
  • determinnar
  • determinra
  • determminar
  • determniar
  • deterrminar
  • detreminar
  • detterminar
  • dteerminar
  • edterminar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ddeterminar1deetrminar2detemrinar2deterimnar2determianr2determinarr1determinnar1determinra2
Edit distance from "determinar"

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 "determinar"?
"determinar" is spelled D-E-T-E-R-M-I-N-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪et̪eɾmiˈnaɾ].
What does "determinar" mean?
As a verb, "determinar" means: identificar un material biológico.Por ejemplo. La determinación de la planta es Matricaria recutita
What words are commonly confused with "determinar"?
"determinar" is commonly confused with "determine", "determinen", "determinaron". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "determinar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "determinar" is [d̪et̪eɾmiˈnaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "determinar" come from?
"determinar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

deberíamos#2,822encontraba#2,827conseguido#2,816intentando#2,837

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

establece15 variantssecretaría15 variantsescritores15 variantsestuvieron15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list