degeneres

[d̪exeˈneɾes]

/[d̪exeˈneɾes]/ verb

The verdict

“degeneres” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #74,408 among 4,885 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#74,408
frequency rank, Spanish
4,885
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de degenerar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-degeneres · degeneres · Spanish

degeneres · rank #74,408 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #74,408
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH debilitadas

Nearest frequency peer: debilitadas (-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 “degeneres”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “degeneres” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for degeneres
PropertyValue
Headworddegeneres
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[d̪exeˈneɾes]
Letters9
Frequency rank#74,408
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “degeneres” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).degenerescae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “debilitadas” (#74,407), “delantales” (#74,409), “denarios” (#74,411). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “degeneres” va en #74,408. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

degeneres is uncommon Spanish at frequency #74,408 among 4,885 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [d̪exeˈneɾes]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de degenerar.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for degeneres in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is degeneres, spelled D-E-G-E-N-E-R-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de degenerar.

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 "degeneres"?
"degeneres" is spelled D-E-G-E-N-E-R-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪exeˈneɾes].
What does "degeneres" mean?
As a verb, "degeneres" means: Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de degenerar.
How do you pronounce "degeneres"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "degeneres" is [d̪exeˈneɾes]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "degeneres" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "degeneres", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list