discurso

[d̪isˈkuɾso]

/[d̪isˈkuɾso]/ noun

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The verdict

“discurso” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #1,283. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,283
frequency rank, Spanish
4,885
“D” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Facultad o capacidad de discurrir, pensar, concebir y conectar ideas dentro de una secuencia lógica de pensamiento (sacar consecuencias, identificar causas, etc.).

Corpus desk

Index ES-discurso · discurso · Spanish

discurso · rank #1,283 · 12 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,283
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH dices

Nearest frequency peer: dices (-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 “discurso”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “discurso” 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).

discurso vs dispuso
75% similar
discurso vs discuto
75% similar
discurso vs discutió
63% similar

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

Key facts for discurso
PropertyValue
Headworddiscurso
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[d̪isˈkuɾso]
Letters8
Frequency rank#1,283
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “discurso”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.discursocae 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 “dices” (#1,282), “encanta” (#1,284), “cumplir” (#1,281). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “discurso” va en #1,283. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around discurso (IPA [d̪isˈkuɾso]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,283 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 discurso, with forms such as "ddiscurso", "dicsurso", and "disccurso". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "dispuso", "discuto", "discutió", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

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 discurso, spelled D-I-S-C-U-R-S-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Facultad o capacidad de discurrir, pensar, concebir y conectar ideas dentro de una secuencia lógica de pensamiento (sacar consecuencias, identificar causas, etc.).
  2. 2
    Sucesión o serie de vocablos, palabras y frases concatenadas para expresar lo que se piensa o siente.
  3. 3
    Mensaje oral de cierta duración destinado a un grupo de personas (a un público), que busca razonar, persuadir o exponer un tema.

This word in other languages

speech(English)Diskurs(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddiscurso
  • dicsurso
  • disccurso
  • discruso
  • discuros
  • discurrso
  • discursso
  • discusro
  • disscurso
  • disucrso
  • dsicurso
  • idscurso

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ddiscurso1dicsurso2disccurso1discruso2discuros2discurrso1discursso1discusro2
Edit distance from "discurso"

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 "discurso"?
"discurso" is spelled D-I-S-C-U-R-S-O. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪isˈkuɾso].
What does "discurso" mean?
As a noun, "discurso" means: Facultad o capacidad de discurrir, pensar, concebir y conectar ideas dentro de una secuencia lógica de pensamiento (sacar consecuencias, identificar causas, etc.).
What words are commonly confused with "discurso"?
"discurso" is commonly confused with "dispuso", "discuto", "discutió". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "discurso"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "discurso" is [d̪isˈkuɾso]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "discurso" come from?
"discurso" 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 "discurso", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

estudiar#1,287funciona#1,291registro#1,301términos#1,303

Similar misspelling depth

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

españoles12 variantsrecibir12 variantsvecinos12 variantscontrato12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list