dista

/[ˈd̪ist̪a]/ verb

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#19,999

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

dista is aSpanishverb. It means: Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de distar. Pronounced [ˈd̪ist̪a]. Often confused with diva and dota.

Key facts for dista
PropertyValue
Headworddista
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈd̪ist̪a]
Letters5
Frequency rank#19,999
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for dista is 5 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈd̪ist̪a]. Corpus data places it at rank #19,999 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for dista, with forms such as "ddista", "disat", and "dissta". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "diva", "dota", "distal", and more, 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 dista, spelled D-I-S-T-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de distar.
  2. 2
    Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de distar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ddista,disat,dissta,distta,ditsa,dsita,idsta

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for dista

Misspelling Variants of "dista"

ddista6disat5dissta6distta6ditsa5dsita5idsta5
Misspelling Variants of "dista"

Frequency rank: #19,999 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "dista"?
"dista" is spelled D-I-S-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈd̪ist̪a].
What does "dista" mean?
As a verb, "dista" means: Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de distar.
What words are commonly confused with "dista"?
"dista" is commonly confused with "diva", "dota", "distal". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "dista"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dista" is [ˈd̪ist̪a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dista" come from?
"dista" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Spanish words

Other entries that begin with the letter D in our Spanish index:

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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.