disimular

/[d̪isimuˈlaɾ]/ verb

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#15,351

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

14

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

disimular is aSpanishverb. It means: Encubrir con astucia la intención. Pronounced [d̪isimuˈlaɾ]. Often confused with disimulo and disimula.

Key facts for disimular
PropertyValue
Headworddisimular
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[d̪isimuˈlaɾ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#15,351
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for disimular is 9 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [d̪isimuˈlaɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #15,351 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 6 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 disimular, with forms such as "ddisimular", "dicimular", and "diismular". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "disimulo", "disimula", 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 disimular, spelled D-I-S-I-M-U-L-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Encubrir con astucia la intención.
  2. 2
    Desentenderse del conocimiento de una cosa.
  3. 3
    Ocultar, encubrir algo que uno siente y padece.
  4. 4
    Tolerar un desorden, afectando ignorarlo o no dándole importancia.
  5. 5
    Disfrazar, desfigurar las cosas, representándolas con artificio distintas de lo que son.
  6. 6
    Perdonar, indulgir.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ddisimular,dicimular,diismular,disimluar,disimmular,disimualr,disimularr,disimullar,disimulra,disiumlar,dismiular,dissimular,dsiimular,idsimular

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for disimular

Misspelling Variants of "disimular"

ddisimular10dicimular9diismular9disimluar9disimmular10disimualr9disimularr10disimullar10
Misspelling Variants of "disimular"

Frequency rank: #15,351 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "disimular"?
"disimular" is spelled D-I-S-I-M-U-L-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪isimuˈlaɾ].
What does "disimular" mean?
As a verb, "disimular" means: Encubrir con astucia la intención.
What words are commonly confused with "disimular"?
"disimular" is commonly confused with "disimulo", "disimula". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "disimular"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "disimular" is [d̪isimuˈlaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "disimular" come from?
"disimular" 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.