derrapar
[d̪eraˈpaɾ]
The verdict
“derrapar” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #88,731 among 4,885 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #88,731
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 4,885
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dicho de un vehículo: deslizar o perder el agarre de las ruedas al frenar o virar bruscamente.
Corpus desk
Index ES-derrapar · derrapar · Spanish
derrapar · rank #88,731 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #88,731
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,885
- PHOTO-FINISH dermatólogos
Nearest frequency peer: dermatólogos (-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 “derrapar”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- deltoides
deltoides
11,275 corpus weight
- dermatólogos
dermatólogos
11,271 corpus weight
- derrapar
derrapar
11,270 corpus weight
- desacertada
desacertada
11,268 corpus weight
- desbloqueada
desbloqueada
11,266 corpus weight
- descontados
descontados
11,265 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “derrapar” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | derrapar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [d̪eraˈpaɾ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #88,731 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “derrapar” en español
Rare enough to double-check
derrapar is uncommon Spanish at frequency #88,731 among 4,885 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [d̪eraˈpaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
derrapar has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No borrowing history is documented 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 derrapar, spelled D-E-R-R-A-P-A-R.
Definition
- 1Dicho de un vehículo: deslizar o perder el agarre de las ruedas al frenar o virar bruscamente.
- 2Fracasar en algo, sobre todo cuando se comenzaba por buen camino y sobre el final se perdió el control de la situación.
Synonyms
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.
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