distinto
[d̪isˈt̪ĩn̪t̪o]
The verdict
“distinto” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #2,877 in Spanish word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #2,877
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 8
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - que muestra diferencia.
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 | distinto |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [d̪isˈt̪ĩn̪t̪o] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #2,877 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 8 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “distinto” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for distinto is 8 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [d̪isˈt̪ĩn̪t̪o]. Corpus data places it at rank #2,877 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "que muestra diferencia.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for distinto, with forms such as "ddistinto", "disitnto", and "disstinto". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "distrito", "distintos", "destino", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is distinto, spelled D-I-S-T-I-N-T-O.
Definition
- 1que muestra diferencia.
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ddistinto,disitnto,disstinto,distinnto,distinot,distintto,distitno,distnito,disttinto,ditsinto,dsitinto,idstinto
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of distinto - 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 “distinto”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is D-I-S-T-I-N-T-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [d̪isˈt̪ĩn̪t̪o] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “distrito” - see the side-by-side comparison. distinto vs distrito
- 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.