a pesar de
[a peˈsaɾ ð̞e]
The verdict
“a pesar de” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a phrase - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 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.
| 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) |
Where “a pesar de” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for a pesar de is 10 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [a peˈsaɾ ð̞e]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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.
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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.
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Using “a pesar de”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is A- -P-E-S-A-R- -D-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [a peˈsaɾ ð̞e] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.