distraído

[d̪ist̪ɾaˈið̞o]

/[d̪ist̪ɾaˈið̞o]/ adj

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The verdict

“distraído” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #24,838. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,838
frequency rank, Spanish
4,885
“D” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que no presta atención, no se percata de lo que ocurre a su alrededor o vive abstraído en sus pensamientos.

Corpus desk

Index ES-distraido · distraído · Spanish

distraído · rank #24,838 · 13 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #24,838
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH distintivos

Nearest frequency peer: distintivos (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “distraído”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “distraído” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

distraído vs distrito
67% similar
distraído vs distraiga
67% similar
distraído vs distraídos
90% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for distraído
PropertyValue
Headworddistraído
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[d̪ist̪ɾaˈið̞o]
Letters9
Frequency rank#24,838
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “distraído”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.distraídocae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “distintivos” (#24,837), “distribuidora” (#24,839), “disputó” (#24,836). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “distraído” va en #24,838. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around distraído (IPA [d̪ist̪ɾaˈið̞o]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #24,838 among 4,885 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Que no presta atención, no se percata de lo que ocurre a su alrededor o vive abstraído en sus pensamientos.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for distraído, with forms such as "ddistraído", "disrtaído", and "disstraído". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "distrito", "distraiga", "distraídos", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is distraído, spelled D-I-S-T-R-A-Í-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que no presta atención, no se percata de lo que ocurre a su alrededor o vive abstraído en sus pensamientos.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how distraído appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Jugando al huevo podrido se lo tiro al distraído el distraído lo ve y huevo podrido es.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddistraído
  • disrtaído
  • disstraído
  • distarído
  • distradío
  • distraíddo
  • distraíod
  • distrraído
  • distríado
  • disttraído
  • ditsraído
  • dsitraído
  • idstraído

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of distraído - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ddistraído1disrtaído2disstraído1distarído2distradío2distraíddo1distraíod2distrraído1
Edit distance from "distraído"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "distraído"?
"distraído" is spelled D-I-S-T-R-A-Í-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪ist̪ɾaˈið̞o].
What does "distraído" mean?
As an adjective, "distraído" means: Que no presta atención, no se percata de lo que ocurre a su alrededor o vive abstraído en sus pensamientos.
What words are commonly confused with "distraído"?
"distraído" is commonly confused with "distrito", "distraiga", "distraídos". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "distraído"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "distraído" is [d̪ist̪ɾaˈið̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "distraído" come from?
"distraído" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "distraído", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

dolorosas#24,841descargue#24,829empezaría#24,849enfermero#24,850

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

defiendan13 variantsescisión13 variantsflorecer13 variantsformulado13 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list