dar el pésame
[ˈd̪aɾ el ˈpesame]
The verdict
“dar el pésame” 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
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Expresar las propias condolencias a las personas cercanas a alguien quien falleció.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dar el pésame |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˈd̪aɾ el ˈpesame] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “dar el pésame” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for dar el pésame is 13 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈd̪aɾ el ˈpesame]. 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: "Expresar las propias condolencias a las personas cercanas a alguien quien falleció.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for dar el pésame in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is dar el pésame, spelled D-A-R- -E-L- -P-É-S-A-M-E.
Definition
- 1Expresar las propias condolencias a las personas cercanas a alguien quien falleció.
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 “dar el pésame”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is D-A-R- -E-L- -P-É-S-A-M-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈd̪aɾ el ˈpesame] (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.