distinguieron
[d̪ist̪ĩŋˈgjeɾõn]
The verdict
“distinguieron” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #72,694 among 90,663 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #72,694
- 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 perfecto simple de indicativo de distinguir o de distinguirse.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | distinguieron |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [d̪ist̪ĩŋˈgjeɾõn] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #72,694 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “distinguieron” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
distinguieron is uncommon Spanish at frequency #72,694 among 90,663 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [d̪ist̪ĩŋˈgjeɾõn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de distinguir o de distinguirse.".
distinguieron has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
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. The correct Spanish form is distinguieron, spelled D-I-S-T-I-N-G-U-I-E-R-O-N.
Definition
- 1Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple 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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Using “distinguieron”
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-I-E-R-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [d̪ist̪ĩŋˈgjeɾõn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.