condescender
[kõn̪d̪esẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ]
The verdict
“condescender” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Acomodarse o decir que sí, por bondad, a algo solicitado, especialmente cuando requiere un cambio de opinión o conducta.
Corpus desk
Index ES-condescender · condescender · Spanish
condescender · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" 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 | condescender |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [kõn̪d̪esẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “condescender” en español
Rare enough to double-check
condescender is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [kõn̪d̪esẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for condescender in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. 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 documented word history exists 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 condescender, spelled C-O-N-D-E-S-C-E-N-D-E-R.
Definition
- 1Acomodarse o decir que sí, por bondad, a algo solicitado, especialmente cuando requiere un cambio de opinión o conducta.
- 2Dar explicaciones a alguien desde una actitud de superioridad y arrogancia.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how condescender appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
El ratón de la ciudad, agradecido, rogó al [ratón] del campo que fuese con él a la ciudad a divertirse, a lo que condescendió éste.
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.