desarticular

[d̪esaɾt̪ikuˈlaɾ]

/[d̪esaɾt̪ikuˈlaɾ]/ verb

The verdict

“desarticular” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #55,522 among 4,885 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,522
frequency rank, Spanish
4,885
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Separar huesos que estaban unidos o articulados.

Corpus desk

Index ES-desarticular · desarticular · Spanish

desarticular · rank #55,522 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,522
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH desalentador

Nearest frequency peer: desalentador (-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 “desarticular”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for desarticular
PropertyValue
Headworddesarticular
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[d̪esaɾt̪ikuˈlaɾ]
Letters12
Frequency rank#55,522
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “desarticular” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.desarticularcae 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: “desalentador” (#55,521), “desbordan” (#55,523), “Desbordes” (#55,524). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “desarticular” va en #55,522. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

desarticular is uncommon Spanish at frequency #55,522 among 4,885 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [d̪esaɾt̪ikuˈlaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

desarticular has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is desarticular, spelled D-E-S-A-R-T-I-C-U-L-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Separar huesos que estaban unidos o articulados.
  2. 2
    Separar elementos de una máquina u aparato.
  3. 3
    Capturar, eliminar o apresar a los principales componentes de una banda o grupo criminal, haciendo que dicha banda o grupo pierda cohesión y fuerza.
  4. 4
    Romper la organización, el orden o la composición de algo.
  5. 5
    Omitir la pronunciación de un segmento en un elemento fonético.^([cita requerida])

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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 "desarticular"?
"desarticular" is spelled D-E-S-A-R-T-I-C-U-L-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪esaɾt̪ikuˈlaɾ].
What does "desarticular" mean?
As a verb, "desarticular" means: Separar huesos que estaban unidos o articulados.
How do you pronounce "desarticular"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "desarticular" is [d̪esaɾt̪ikuˈlaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "desarticular" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list