disculpa

[d̪isˈkulpa]

/[d̪isˈkulpa]/ noun

The verdict

“disculpa” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #4,506. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,506
frequency rank, Spanish
4,885
“D” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Argumento con el que se intenta negar o quitar importancia a una culpa.

Corpus desk

Index ES-disculpa · disculpa · Spanish

disculpa · rank #4,506 · 12 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,506
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH diaria

Nearest frequency peer: diaria (-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 “disculpa”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “disculpa” 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).

disculpa vs discuta
75% similar
disculpa vs disculpe
88% similar
disculpa vs disculpo
88% similar

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

Key facts for disculpa
PropertyValue
Headworddisculpa
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[d̪isˈkulpa]
Letters8
Frequency rank#4,506
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “disculpa”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).disculpacae 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 “diaria” (#4,505), “docentes” (#4,507), “destinado” (#4,504). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “disculpa” va en #4,506. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around disculpa (IPA [d̪isˈkulpa]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #4,506 among 4,885 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for disculpa, with forms such as "ddisculpa", "dicsulpa", and "discculpa". 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 9 confusable-pair relationships, "discuta", "disculpe", "disculpo", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is disculpa, spelled D-I-S-C-U-L-P-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Argumento con el que se intenta negar o quitar importancia a una culpa.
  2. 2
    La razón y causa que se da para excusarse.
  3. 3
    Pretexto, achaque para cubrir el expediente.

Synonyms

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddisculpa
  • dicsulpa
  • discculpa
  • disclupa
  • disculap
  • discullpa
  • disculppa
  • discupla
  • dissculpa
  • disuclpa
  • dsiculpa
  • idsculpa

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ddisculpa1dicsulpa2discculpa1disclupa2disculap2discullpa1disculppa1discupla2
Edit distance from "disculpa"

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 "disculpa"?
"disculpa" is spelled D-I-S-C-U-L-P-A. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪isˈkulpa].
What does "disculpa" mean?
As a noun, "disculpa" means: Argumento con el que se intenta negar o quitar importancia a una culpa.
What words are commonly confused with "disculpa"?
"disculpa" is commonly confused with "discuta", "disculpe", "disculpo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "disculpa"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "disculpa" is [d̪isˈkulpa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "disculpa" come from?
"disculpa" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list