disuade
[d̪iˈswað̞e]
The verdict
“disuade” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #98,363 among 90,663 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #98,363
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 90,663
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de disuadir.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | disuade |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [d̪iˈswað̞e] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #98,363 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “disuade” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
disuade is uncommon Spanish at frequency #98,363 among 90,663 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [d̪iˈswað̞e]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for disuade, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is disuade, spelled D-I-S-U-A-D-E.
Definition
- 1Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de disuadir.
- 2Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de disuadir.
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 “disuade”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is D-I-S-U-A-D-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.