de repente
[d̪e reˈpẽn̪t̪e]
The verdict
“de repente” 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) - Prontamente, sin preparación, sin discurrir o pensar.
Corpus desk
Index ES-de-repente · de repente · Spanish
de repente · 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 "D" 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 | de repente |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [d̪e reˈpẽn̪t̪e] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “de repente” en español
Rare enough to double-check
de repente is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [d̪e reˈpẽn̪t̪e]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Prontamente, sin preparación, sin discurrir o pensar.".
Zero misspellings are on record for de repente in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is de repente, spelled D-E- -R-E-P-E-N-T-E.
Definition
- 1Prontamente, sin preparación, sin discurrir o pensar.
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.