degollada

[d̪eɣ̞oˈʝað̞a]

/[d̪eɣ̞oˈʝað̞a]/ participle

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The verdict

“degollada” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #87,702 among 90,663 “D” headwords), classed as a participle. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,702
frequency rank, Spanish
90,663
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Forma del femenino de degollado, participio de degollar.

Key facts for degollada
PropertyValue
Headworddegollada
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechParticiple
IPA[d̪eɣ̞oˈʝað̞a]
Letters9
Frequency rank#87,702
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “degollada” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). degollada lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

degollada is uncommon Spanish at frequency #87,702 among 90,663 “D” headwords, classed as aparticiple, transcribed [d̪eɣ̞oˈʝað̞a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forma del femenino de degollado, participio de degollar.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for degollada, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is degollada, spelled D-E-G-O-L-L-A-D-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del femenino de degollado, participio de degollar.

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 "degollada"?
"degollada" is spelled D-E-G-O-L-L-A-D-A. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪eɣ̞oˈʝað̞a].
What does "degollada" mean?
As a participle, "degollada" means: Forma del femenino de degollado, participio de degollar.
How do you pronounce "degollada"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "degollada" is [d̪eɣ̞oˈʝað̞a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "degollada" come from?
"degollada" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “degollada”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is D-E-G-O-L-L-A-D-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [d̪eɣ̞oˈʝað̞a] (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

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list