desafinar
[d̪esafiˈnaɾ]
The verdict
“desafinar” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Entonar mal al cantar o tocar una nota incorrecta en un instrumento musical.
Corpus desk
Index ES-desafinar · desafinar · Spanish
desafinar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | desafinar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [d̪esafiˈnaɾ] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “desafinar” en español
Rare enough to double-check
desafinar is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [d̪esafiˈnaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Entonar mal al cantar o tocar una nota incorrecta en un instrumento musical.".
desafinar has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is desafinar, spelled D-E-S-A-F-I-N-A-R.
Definition
- 1Entonar mal al cantar o tocar una nota incorrecta en un instrumento musical.
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.