disimulo

[d̪isiˈmulo]

/[d̪isiˈmulo]/ noun

The verdict

“disimulo” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #35,996. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#35,996
frequency rank, Spanish
4,885
“D” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Arte con que se oculta lo que se siente interiormente.

Corpus desk

Index ES-disimulo · disimulo · Spanish

disimulo · rank #35,996 · 12 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #35,996
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH dispongan

Nearest frequency peer: dispongan (+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 “disimulo”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “disimulo” 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).

disimulo vs disimula
88% similar
disimulo vs discípulo
67% similar
disimulo vs disimular
78% similar

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

Key facts for disimulo
PropertyValue
Headworddisimulo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[d̪isiˈmulo]
Letters8
Frequency rank#35,996
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “disimulo”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).disimulocae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “dispongan” (#35,997), “distal” (#35,998), “directorios” (#35,993). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “disimulo” va en #35,996. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around disimulo (IPA [d̪isiˈmulo]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #35,996 among 4,885 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for disimulo, with forms such as "ddisimulo", "dicimulo", and "diismulo". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "disimula", "discípulo", "disimular", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is disimulo, spelled D-I-S-I-M-U-L-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Arte con que se oculta lo que se siente interiormente.
  2. 2
    Fingimiento, artificio, actitud de aparentar o simular una intención o realidad diferente a la que es.
  3. 3
    Indulgencia, tolerancia.
  4. 4
    Portero de la cárcel.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddisimulo
  • dicimulo
  • diismulo
  • disimluo
  • disimmulo
  • disimullo
  • disimuol
  • disiumlo
  • dismiulo
  • dissimulo
  • dsiimulo
  • idsimulo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ddisimulo1dicimulo1diismulo2disimluo2disimmulo1disimullo1disimuol2disiumlo2
Edit distance from "disimulo"

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 "disimulo"?
"disimulo" is spelled D-I-S-I-M-U-L-O. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪isiˈmulo].
What does "disimulo" mean?
As a noun, "disimulo" means: Arte con que se oculta lo que se siente interiormente.
What words are commonly confused with "disimulo"?
"disimulo" is commonly confused with "disimula", "discípulo", "disimular". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "disimulo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "disimulo" is [d̪isiˈmulo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "disimulo" come from?
"disimulo" 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 "disimulo", 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