distinguían
[d̪ist̪ĩŋˈgiãn]
The verdict
“distinguían” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #68,507 among 90,663 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #68,507
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 90,663
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de distinguir o de distinguirse.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | distinguían |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [d̪ist̪ĩŋˈgiãn] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #68,507 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “distinguían” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
distinguían is uncommon Spanish at frequency #68,507 among 90,663 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [d̪ist̪ĩŋˈgiãn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de distinguir o de distinguirse.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for distinguían, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is distinguían, spelled D-I-S-T-I-N-G-U-Í-A-N.
Definition
- 1Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de distinguir o de distinguirse.
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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The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is D-I-S-T-I-N-G-U-Í-A-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [d̪ist̪ĩŋˈgiãn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.