disculpas

[d̪isˈkulpas]

/[d̪isˈkulpas]/ noun

The verdict

“disculpas” has 14 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #4,326. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,326
frequency rank, Spanish
4,885
“D” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma del plural de disculpa.

Corpus desk

Index ES-disculpas · disculpas · Spanish

disculpas · rank #4,326 · 14 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,326
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH discriminación

Nearest frequency peer: discriminación (-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 “disculpas”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “disculpas” 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).

disculpas vs disculpe
78% similar
disculpas vs disculpo
78% similar
disculpas vs discutas
78% similar

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

Key facts for disculpas
PropertyValue
Headworddisculpas
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[d̪isˈkulpas]
Letters9
Frequency rank#4,326
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “disculpas”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).disculpascae 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 “discriminación” (#4,325), “disciplina” (#4,324), “dosis” (#4,328). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “disculpas” va en #4,326. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around disculpas (IPA [d̪isˈkulpas]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #4,326 among 4,885 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Forma del plural de disculpa.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for disculpas, with forms such as "ddisculpas", "dicsulpas", and "discculpas". 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 9 confusable-pair relationships, "disculpe", "disculpo", "discutas", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is disculpas, spelled D-I-S-C-U-L-P-A-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del plural de disculpa.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddisculpas
  • dicsulpas
  • discculpas
  • disclupas
  • disculaps
  • discullpas
  • disculpass
  • disculppas
  • disculpsa
  • discuplas
  • dissculpas
  • disuclpas
  • dsiculpas
  • idsculpas

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ddisculpas1dicsulpas2discculpas1disclupas2disculaps2discullpas1disculpass1disculppas1
Edit distance from "disculpas"

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 "disculpas"?
"disculpas" is spelled D-I-S-C-U-L-P-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪isˈkulpas].
What does "disculpas" mean?
As a noun, "disculpas" means: Forma del plural de disculpa.
What words are commonly confused with "disculpas"?
"disculpas" is commonly confused with "disculpe", "disculpo", "discutas". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "disculpas"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "disculpas" is [d̪isˈkulpas]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "disculpas" come from?
"disculpas" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list