disciplina
[d̪isiˈplina]
The verdict
“disciplina” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #4,324 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #4,324
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 10
- letters
- 16
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Capacidad del carácter para controlar los impulsos, en especial los que apartan de una meta ardua o inclinan a un goce inmediato
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | disciplina |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [d̪isiˈplina] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #4,324 |
| Misspellings tracked | 16 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “disciplina” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for disciplina is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [d̪isiˈplina]. Corpus data places it at rank #4,324 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for disciplina, with forms such as "ddisciplina", "dicsiplina", and "discciplina". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "disciplinas", "disciplinar", "disciplinado", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is disciplina, spelled D-I-S-C-I-P-L-I-N-A.
Definition
- 1Capacidad del carácter para controlar los impulsos, en especial los que apartan de una meta ardua o inclinan a un goce inmediato
- 2Por extensión, régimen normativo que se impone a un grupo o estamento, en particular militar o religioso
- 3Rama del saber caracterizada por métodos y objetos específicos
- 4Rama del deporte.
- 5Látigo de una o varias cuerdas, usado para la mortificación por algunas órdenes religiosas
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ddisciplina,dicsiplina,discciplina,discilpina,discipilna,disciplian,disciplinna,discipllina,disciplnia,discipplina,discpilina,disicplina,dissciplina,dissiplina,dsiciplina,idsciplina
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of disciplina - 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.
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.
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Using “disciplina”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is D-I-S-C-I-P-L-I-N-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [d̪isiˈplina] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “disciplinas” - see the side-by-side comparison. disciplina vs disciplinas
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.