desaire

[d̪eˈsajɾe]

/[d̪eˈsajɾe]/ noun

The verdict

“desaire” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #62,979 among 4,885 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,979
frequency rank, Spanish
4,885
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Falta de amabilidad, o de cortesía.

Corpus desk

Index ES-desaire · desaire · Spanish

desaire · rank #62,979 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #62,979
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH desagradecido

Nearest frequency peer: desagradecido (-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 “desaire”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for desaire
PropertyValue
Headworddesaire
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[d̪eˈsajɾe]
Letters7
Frequency rank#62,979
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “desaire” en español

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

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “desagradecido” (#62,978), “deposiciones” (#62,977), “descomunales” (#62,981). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “desaire” va en #62,979. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

desaire is uncommon Spanish at frequency #62,979 among 4,885 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [d̪eˈsajɾe]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

desaire has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, 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 any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is desaire, spelled D-E-S-A-I-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Falta de amabilidad, o de cortesía.
  2. 2
    Falta de gracia, o de gallardía.

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 "desaire"?
"desaire" is spelled D-E-S-A-I-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪eˈsajɾe].
What does "desaire" mean?
As a noun, "desaire" means: Falta de amabilidad, o de cortesía.
How do you pronounce "desaire"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "desaire" is [d̪eˈsajɾe]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "desaire" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list