desaire
[d̪eˈsajɾe]
The verdict
“desaire” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #62,979 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #62,979
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Falta de amabilidad, o de cortesía.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | desaire |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [d̪eˈsajɾe] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #62,979 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “desaire” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for desaire is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [d̪eˈsajɾe]. Corpus data places it at rank #62,979 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1Falta de amabilidad, o de cortesía.
- 2Falta 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.
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Using “desaire”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is D-E-S-A-I-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [d̪eˈsajɾe] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.