desalentarse
[d̪esalẽn̪ˈt̪aɾse]
The verdict
“desalentarse” 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) - Perder el ánimo, el vigor, la fuerza o el entusiasmo.
Corpus desk
Index ES-desalentarse · desalentarse · Spanish
desalentarse · 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | desalentarse |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [d̪esalẽn̪ˈt̪aɾse] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “desalentarse” en español
Rare enough to double-check
desalentarse is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [d̪esalẽn̪ˈt̪aɾse]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Perder el ánimo, el vigor, la fuerza o el entusiasmo.".
desalentarse doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is desalentarse, spelled D-E-S-A-L-E-N-T-A-R-S-E.
Definition
- 1Perder el ánimo, el vigor, la fuerza o el entusiasmo.
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.