disperso
[d̪isˈpeɾso]
The verdict
“disperso” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #38,065 in Spanish word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #38,065
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 8
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Dícese de las cosas cuyas partes están separadas más de lo regular en su clase.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | disperso |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [d̪isˈpeɾso] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #38,065 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 8 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “disperso” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for disperso is 8 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [d̪isˈpeɾso]. Corpus data places it at rank #38,065 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for disperso, with forms such as "ddisperso", "dipserso", and "diseprso". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "dispuso", "diverso", "dispersos", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is disperso, spelled D-I-S-P-E-R-S-O.
Definition
- 1Dícese de las cosas cuyas partes están separadas más de lo regular en su clase.
- 2Dicho de una persona: que cambia su atención constantemente.
- 3Dícese del militar que por fuerza mayor o voluntariamente se encuentra incomunicado o disgregado del cuerpo a que pertenece.
- 4Decíase del militar que no está agregado a ningún cuerpo y reside en el pueblo que elige.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ddisperso,dipserso,diseprso,disperos,disperrso,dispesro,dispperso,dispreso,dissperso,dsiperso,idsperso
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of disperso - 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.
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.
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Using “disperso”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is D-I-S-P-E-R-S-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [d̪isˈpeɾso] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “dispuso” - see the side-by-side comparison. disperso vs dispuso
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.