disculpar

/[d̪iskulˈpaɾ]/ verb

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#30,039

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

14

tracked variants

Confusables

9

similar word pairs

disculpar is aSpanishverb. It means: Alegar descargos, dar razones o pruebas que descarguen de alguna culpa o delito. Pronounced [d̪iskulˈpaɾ]. Often confused with disculpe and disculpo.

Key facts for disculpar
PropertyValue
Headworddisculpar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[d̪iskulˈpaɾ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#30,039
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for disculpar is 9 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [d̪iskulˈpaɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #30,039 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 Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 14 documented wrong-spelling variants for disculpar, with forms such as "ddisculpar", "dicsulpar", and "discculpar". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "disculpe", "disculpo", "disculpas", and more, 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 disculpar, spelled D-I-S-C-U-L-P-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Alegar descargos, dar razones o pruebas que descarguen de alguna culpa o delito.
  2. 2
    Defender, absolver moralmente de culpa.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ddisculpar,dicsulpar,discculpar,disclupar,disculapr,discullpar,disculparr,disculppar,disculpra,discuplar,dissculpar,disuclpar,dsiculpar,idsculpar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for disculpar

Misspelling Variants of "disculpar"

ddisculpar10dicsulpar9discculpar10disclupar9disculapr9discullpar10disculparr10disculppar10
Misspelling Variants of "disculpar"

Frequency rank: #30,039 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "disculpar"?
"disculpar" is spelled D-I-S-C-U-L-P-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪iskulˈpaɾ].
What does "disculpar" mean?
As a verb, "disculpar" means: Alegar descargos, dar razones o pruebas que descarguen de alguna culpa o delito.
What words are commonly confused with "disculpar"?
"disculpar" is commonly confused with "disculpe", "disculpo", "disculpas". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "disculpar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "disculpar" is [d̪iskulˈpaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "disculpar" come from?
"disculpar" 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. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.