desabor

[d̪esaˈβ̞oɾ]

/[d̪esaˈβ̞oɾ]/ noun

The verdict

“desabor” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Escasez de sabor en el paladar o en la cosa que se come o bebe.

Corpus desk

Index ES-desabor · desabor · Spanish

desabor · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "D" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for desabor
PropertyValue
Headworddesabor
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[d̪esaˈβ̞oɾ]
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “desabor” en español

desaborno entra en el top 100.000 del español: zona de términos técnicos, arcaicos o escasos, el terreno típico de la doble comprobación.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

desabor is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [d̪esaˈβ̞oɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for desabor in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, 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 desabor, spelled D-E-S-A-B-O-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Escasez de sabor en el paladar o en la cosa que se come o bebe.
  2. 2
    Pena por una situación no deseada.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Prefiero no recordar los desabores de mi estancia en el hotel.

Synonyms

Antonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "desabor"?
"desabor" is spelled D-E-S-A-B-O-R. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪esaˈβ̞oɾ].
What does "desabor" mean?
As a noun, "desabor" means: Escasez de sabor en el paladar o en la cosa que se come o bebe.
How do you pronounce "desabor"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "desabor" is [d̪esaˈβ̞oɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "desabor" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list