desaconsejar

[d̪esakõnseˈxaɾ]

/[d̪esakõnseˈxaɾ]/ verb

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Recomendar no hacer aquello sobre lo que se habla, o de aquello que el receptor planea o desea. Aconsejar o sugerir que no se siga un curso de acción.

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Index ES-desaconsejar · desaconsejar · Spanish

desaconsejar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 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 desaconsejar
PropertyValue
Headworddesaconsejar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[d̪esakõnseˈxaɾ]
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “desaconsejar” en español

desaconsejarestá más allá de las 100.000 formas más frecuentes del español, en la cola de léxico especializado o poco usado donde la duda ortográfica aprieta.

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

Rare enough to double-check

desaconsejar is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [d̪esakõnseˈxaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Recomendar no hacer aquello sobre lo que se habla, o de aquello que el receptor planea o desea. Aconsejar o sugerir que no se siga un curso de acción.".

No misspelling variants are generated for desaconsejar in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is desaconsejar, spelled D-E-S-A-C-O-N-S-E-J-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Recomendar no hacer aquello sobre lo que se habla, o de aquello que el receptor planea o desea. Aconsejar o sugerir que no se siga un curso de acción.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. La doctora me desaconsejó el consumo de licor, porque mi hígado está muy débil.

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 "desaconsejar"?
"desaconsejar" is spelled D-E-S-A-C-O-N-S-E-J-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪esakõnseˈxaɾ].
What does "desaconsejar" mean?
As a verb, "desaconsejar" means: Recomendar no hacer aquello sobre lo que se habla, o de aquello que el receptor planea o desea. Aconsejar o sugerir que no se siga un curso de acción.
How do you pronounce "desaconsejar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "desaconsejar" is [d̪esakõnseˈxaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "desaconsejar" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list