desalentado

[d̪esalẽn̪ˈt̪að̞o]

/[d̪esalẽn̪ˈt̪að̞o]/ verb

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The verdict

“desalentado” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #70,169 among 90,663 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,169
frequency rank, Spanish
90,663
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Participio de desalentar.

Key facts for desalentado
PropertyValue
Headworddesalentado
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[d̪esalẽn̪ˈt̪að̞o]
Letters11
Frequency rank#70,169
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “desalentado” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). desalentado lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

desalentado is uncommon Spanish at frequency #70,169 among 90,663 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [d̪esalẽn̪ˈt̪að̞o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Participio de desalentar.".

desalentado has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is desalentado, spelled D-E-S-A-L-E-N-T-A-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Participio de desalentar.

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 "desalentado"?
"desalentado" is spelled D-E-S-A-L-E-N-T-A-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪esalẽn̪ˈt̪að̞o].
What does "desalentado" mean?
As a verb, "desalentado" means: Participio de desalentar.
How do you pronounce "desalentado"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "desalentado" is [d̪esalẽn̪ˈt̪að̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "desalentado" come from?
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Using “desalentado”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is D-E-S-A-L-E-N-T-A-D-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [d̪esalẽn̪ˈt̪að̞o] (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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list