descanso
des·can·so/dɛsˈkɑːnsoʊ/noun
descanso is spelled D-E-S-C-A-N-S-O: 8 letters and 3 syllables (des·can·so). It appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 125,655th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, descanso means “A cross placed at the site of a violent, unexpected death, in memoriam” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of descanso is descansos.
How many letters and syllables are in descanso?
| Letters | 8: D-E-S-C-A-N-S-O |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: des·can·so |
| In writing | about once in every 17 million words; the 125,655th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is descanso?
Descanso appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 125,655th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce descanso?
- /dɛsˈkɑːnsoʊ/
Descanso has 3 syllables, split des·can·so in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-descanso.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of descanso
- descansos plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does descanso mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A cross placed at the site of a violent, unexpected death, in memoriam.
The highways of the USA are littered with descansos, silent reminders of automobile accidents.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does descanso come from?
Borrowed from Spanish descanso (“place of rest, as of a funeral procession”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).