a pesar de
[a peˈsaɾ ð̞e]
The verdict
“a pesar de” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Indica el conjunto de obstáculos considerados para algo que aún así sucede o se lleva a cabo. Aun con la resistencia u oposición de.
Corpus desk
Index ES-a-pesar-de · a pesar de · Spanish
a pesar de · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | a pesar de |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [a peˈsaɾ ð̞e] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “a pesar de” en español
Rare enough to double-check
a pesar de is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [a peˈsaɾ ð̞e]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Indica el conjunto de obstáculos considerados para algo que aún así sucede o se lleva a cabo. Aun con la resistencia u oposición de.".
a pesar de has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is a pesar de, spelled A- -P-E-S-A-R- -D-E.
Definition
- 1Indica el conjunto de obstáculos considerados para algo que aún así sucede o se lleva a cabo. Aun con la resistencia u oposición de.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how a pesar de appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
A pesar de la lluvia, el evento fue un éxito.
Camina bien a pesar de que el accidente le afectó las piernas.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.