distante

/[d̪isˈt̪ãn̪t̪e]/ adj

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#12,586

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

distante is anSpanishadj. It means: Que tiene o toma cierta distancia (cantidad de espacio o de tiempo) respecto de otro ser, punto o elemento; que dista. Pronounced [d̪isˈt̪ãn̪t̪e]. Often confused with distinto and distinta.

Key facts for distante
PropertyValue
Headworddistante
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdj
IPA[d̪isˈt̪ãn̪t̪e]
Letters8
Frequency rank#12,586
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for distante is 8 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [d̪isˈt̪ãn̪t̪e]. Corpus data places it at rank #12,586 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 Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for distante, with forms such as "ddistante", "disatnte", and "disstante". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "distinto", "distinta", "distantes", 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 distante, spelled D-I-S-T-A-N-T-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que tiene o toma cierta distancia (cantidad de espacio o de tiempo) respecto de otro ser, punto o elemento; que dista.
  2. 2
    Que está o se percibe lejos, no cerca de determinado referente.
  3. 3
    Que evita la comunicación, el trato, la emotividad o la amistad íntima.
  4. 4
    Que tiene una diferencia apreciable respecto de otro ser o elemento con que se compara; que dista de él.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ddistante,disatnte,disstante,distanet,distannte,distantte,distatne,distnate,disttante,ditsante,dsitante,idstante

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for distante

Misspelling Variants of "distante"

ddistante9disatnte8disstante9distanet8distannte9distantte9distatne8distnate8
Misspelling Variants of "distante"

Frequency rank: #12,586 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "distante"?
"distante" is spelled D-I-S-T-A-N-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪isˈt̪ãn̪t̪e].
What does "distante" mean?
As an adj, "distante" means: Que tiene o toma cierta distancia (cantidad de espacio o de tiempo) respecto de otro ser, punto o elemento; que dista.
What words are commonly confused with "distante"?
"distante" is commonly confused with "distinto", "distinta", "distantes". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "distante"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "distante" is [d̪isˈt̪ãn̪t̪e]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "distante" come from?
"distante" 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.