degenerar
[d̪exeneˈɾaɾ]
The verdict
“degenerar” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #79,966 among 4,885 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #79,966
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 4,885
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tener o llegar a un estado inferior a uno anterior; declinar, decaer, descender, empeorar en condición o en valor.
Corpus desk
Index ES-degenerar · degenerar · Spanish
degenerar · rank #79,966 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #79,966
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,885
- PHOTO-FINISH definitoria
Nearest frequency peer: definitoria (-1 rank slots)
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.
Rangos de cola larga cerca de “degenerar”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- decepcionas…
decepcionaste
20,039 corpus weight
- definitoria
definitoria
20,036 corpus weight
- degenerar
degenerar
20,035 corpus weight
- deglución
deglución
20,034 corpus weight
- degradarse
degradarse
20,033 corpus weight
- deliberativo
deliberativo
20,031 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “degenerar” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | degenerar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [d̪exeneˈɾaɾ] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #79,966 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “degenerar” en español
Rare enough to double-check
degenerar is uncommon Spanish at frequency #79,966 among 4,885 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [d̪exeneˈɾaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for degenerar, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is degenerar, spelled D-E-G-E-N-E-R-A-R.
Definition
- 1Tener o llegar a un estado inferior a uno anterior; declinar, decaer, descender, empeorar en condición o en valor.
- 2Tener o llegar a una condición o modo de vida considerado menos virtuoso, de menos fuerza moral o de menos integridad ética que uno anterior.
- 3Se dice de una célula o un tejido que pierde la integridad de su estructura o de su funcionamiento.
- 4Referido a una figura, en especial geométrica, parecerse a otra por causa de la perspectiva.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you spell "degenerar"?
What does "degenerar" mean?
How do you pronounce "degenerar"?
What language does "degenerar" come from?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Similar Spanish words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "degenerar", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).