denostar

[d̪enosˈt̪aɾ]

/[d̪enosˈt̪aɾ]/ verb

The verdict

“denostar” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #79,048 among 4,885 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#79,048
frequency rank, Spanish
4,885
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Atacar verbalmente a alguien con graves insultos y ofensas.

Corpus desk

Index ES-denostar · denostar · Spanish

denostar · rank #79,048 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #79,048
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH denotando

Nearest frequency peer: denotando (+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 “denostar”

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 “denostar” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for denostar
PropertyValue
Headworddenostar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[d̪enosˈt̪aɾ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#79,048
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “denostar” en español

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

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “denotando” (#79,049), “decimonónica” (#79,045), “decidiremos” (#79,044). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “denostar” va en #79,048. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

denostar is uncommon Spanish at frequency #79,048 among 4,885 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [d̪enosˈt̪aɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Atacar verbalmente a alguien con graves insultos y ofensas.".

denostar doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

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 denostar, spelled D-E-N-O-S-T-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Atacar verbalmente a alguien con graves insultos y ofensas.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how denostar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Sí, oficial, estoy aquí para declarar que este hombre repentinamente comenzó a denostar a nuestro pequeño hijo de la forma más irritante posible.

Synonyms

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); 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 "denostar"?
"denostar" is spelled D-E-N-O-S-T-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪enosˈt̪aɾ].
What does "denostar" mean?
As a verb, "denostar" means: Atacar verbalmente a alguien con graves insultos y ofensas.
How do you pronounce "denostar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "denostar" is [d̪enosˈt̪aɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "denostar" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list