desanime

[d̪esaˈnime]

/[d̪esaˈnime]/ verb

The verdict

“desanime” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #66,050 among 4,885 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,050
frequency rank, Spanish
4,885
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de desanimar o de desanimarse.

Corpus desk

Index ES-desanime · desanime · Spanish

desanime · rank #66,050 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #66,050
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH desbocado

Nearest frequency peer: desbocado (+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 “desanime”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for desanime
PropertyValue
Headworddesanime
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[d̪esaˈnime]
Letters8
Frequency rank#66,050
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “desanime” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).desanimecae 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: “desbocado” (#66,051), “derretimiento” (#66,047), “descomponerse” (#66,053). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “desanime” va en #66,050. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

desanime is uncommon Spanish at frequency #66,050 among 4,885 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [d̪esaˈnime]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for desanime in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is desanime, spelled D-E-S-A-N-I-M-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de desanimar o de desanimarse.
  2. 2
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de desanimar o de desanimarse.
  3. 3
    Segunda persona del singular (usted) del imperativo de desanimar o del imperativo negativo de desanimarse.

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 "desanime"?
"desanime" is spelled D-E-S-A-N-I-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪esaˈnime].
What does "desanime" mean?
As a verb, "desanime" means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de desanimar o de desanimarse.
How do you pronounce "desanime"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "desanime" is [d̪esaˈnime]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list