desanimen

[d̪esaˈnimẽn]

/[d̪esaˈnimẽn]/ verb

The verdict

“desanimen” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #93,995 among 4,885 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#93,995
frequency rank, Spanish
4,885
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de desanimar o de desanimarse.

Corpus desk

Index ES-desanimen · desanimen · Spanish

desanimen · rank #93,995 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #93,995
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH derrumbada

Nearest frequency peer: derrumbada (-2 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 “desanimen”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for desanimen
PropertyValue
Headworddesanimen
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[d̪esaˈnimẽn]
Letters9
Frequency rank#93,995
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “desanimen” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).desanimencae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “derrumbada” (#93,993), “descompensación” (#93,997), “derroches” (#93,992). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “desanimen” va en #93,995. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

desanimen is uncommon Spanish at frequency #93,995 among 4,885 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [d̪esaˈnimẽn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

desanimen has no tracked misspelling variants, 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.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology 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 desanimen, spelled D-E-S-A-N-I-M-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de desanimar o de desanimarse.
  2. 2
    Segunda persona del plural (ustedes) 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 "desanimen"?
"desanimen" is spelled D-E-S-A-N-I-M-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪esaˈnimẽn].
What does "desanimen" mean?
As a verb, "desanimen" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de desanimar o de desanimarse.
How do you pronounce "desanimen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "desanimen" is [d̪esaˈnimẽn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "desanimen" come from?
"desanimen" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list