distrito

[d̪isˈt̪ɾit̪o]

/[d̪isˈt̪ɾit̪o]/ noun

The verdict

“distrito” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #1,507. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,507
frequency rank, Spanish
4,885
“D” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - División de un territorio, marcado con fines administrativos, electorales, etc.

Corpus desk

Index ES-distrito · distrito · Spanish

distrito · rank #1,507 · 12 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,507
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH digital

Nearest frequency peer: digital (-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 “distrito”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “distrito” 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).

distrito vs distritos
89% similar
distrito vs distinto
75% similar
distrito vs descrito
75% similar

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

Key facts for distrito
PropertyValue
Headworddistrito
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[d̪isˈt̪ɾit̪o]
Letters8
Frequency rank#1,507
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “distrito”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).distritocae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “digital” (#1,506), “familiar” (#1,508), “fundación” (#1,509). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “distrito” va en #1,507. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around distrito (IPA [d̪isˈt̪ɾit̪o]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,507 among 4,885 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for distrito, with forms such as "ddistrito", "disrtito", and "disstrito". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "distritos", "distinto", "descrito", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is distrito, spelled D-I-S-T-R-I-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    División de un territorio, marcado con fines administrativos, electorales, etc.
  2. 2
    Región o localidad.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddistrito
  • disrtito
  • disstrito
  • distirto
  • distriot
  • distritto
  • distrrito
  • distrtio
  • disttrito
  • ditsrito
  • dsitrito
  • idstrito

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of distrito - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ddistrito1disrtito2disstrito1distirto2distriot2distritto1distrrito1distrtio2
Edit distance from "distrito"

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 "distrito"?
"distrito" is spelled D-I-S-T-R-I-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪isˈt̪ɾit̪o].
What does "distrito" mean?
As a noun, "distrito" means: División de un territorio, marcado con fines administrativos, electorales, etc.
What words are commonly confused with "distrito"?
"distrito" is commonly confused with "distritos", "distinto", "descrito". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "distrito"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "distrito" is [d̪isˈt̪ɾit̪o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "distrito" come from?
"distrito" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list