distraiga
[d̪isˈt̪ɾajɣ̞a]
The verdict
“distraiga” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #47,744. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #47,744
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 90,663
- “D” headwords
- 13
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de distraer o de distraerse.
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 | distraiga |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [d̪isˈt̪ɾajɣ̞a] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #47,744 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “distraiga” sits in Spanish frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 13 spelling variants around distraiga (IPA [d̪isˈt̪ɾajɣ̞a]), averb. Corpus frequency is #47,744 among 90,663 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for distraiga, with forms such as "ddistraiga", "disrtaiga", and "disstraiga". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "distraído", "distraída", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No borrowing history is documented 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 distraiga, spelled D-I-S-T-R-A-I-G-A.
Definition
- 1Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de distraer o de distraerse.
- 2Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de distraer o de distraerse.
- 3Segunda persona del singular (usted) del imperativo de distraer o del imperativo negativo de distraerse.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ddistraiga
- disrtaiga
- disstraiga
- distariga
- distragia
- distraiag
- distraigga
- distriaga
- distrraiga
- disttraiga
- ditsraiga
- dsitraiga
- idstraiga
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of distraiga - 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 “distraiga”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is D-I-S-T-R-A-I-G-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [d̪isˈt̪ɾajɣ̞a] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “distraído” - see the side-by-side comparison. distraiga vs distraído
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Same frequency band
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.