desanima
[d̪esaˈnima]
The verdict
“desanima” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #56,250 among 4,885 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #56,250
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 4,885
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de desanimar o de desanimarse.
Corpus desk
Index ES-desanima · desanima · Spanish
desanima · rank #56,250 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #56,250
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,885
- PHOTO-FINISH desapareces
Nearest frequency peer: desapareces (+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 “desanima”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- demorando
demorando
43,754 corpus weight
- derrochar
derrochar
43,753 corpus weight
- desanima
desanima
43,751 corpus weight
- desapareces
desapareces
43,750 corpus weight
- desconcerta…
desconcertados
43,747 corpus weight
- desechada
desechada
43,746 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “desanima” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | desanima |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [d̪esaˈnima] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #56,250 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “desanima” en español
Rare enough to double-check
desanima is uncommon Spanish at frequency #56,250 among 4,885 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [d̪esaˈnima]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for desanima, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. 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.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is desanima, spelled D-E-S-A-N-I-M-A.
Definition
- 1Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de desanimar o de desanimarse.
- 2Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de desanimar.
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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