desapercibido
Spanish, adjective[d̪esapeɾsiˈβ̞ið̞o]
desapercibido is spelled D-E-S-A-P-E-R-C-I-B-I-D-O (13 letters) and appears 2.9 times per million words in written Spanish, the 17,619th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Desapercibido is a Spanish adjective meaning “unnoticed, inconspicuous, discreet (without attracting attention)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Desprevenido, desprovisto de lo necesario para alguna cosa”.
What does desapercibido mean in English?
adjective
- 1
unnoticed, inconspicuous, discreet (without attracting attention)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Desprevenido, desprovisto de lo necesario para alguna cosa. 2. Inadvertido.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of desapercibido
- desapercibida feminine
- desapercibidos masculine plural
- desapercibidas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce desapercibido?
- [d̪esapeɾsiˈβ̞ið̞o]
- [d̪esapeɾθiˈβ̞ið̞o]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to desapercibido
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is desapercibido in Spanish?
desapercibido appears 2.9 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).