desatarse
[d̪esaˈt̪aɾse]
The verdict
“desatarse” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #78,119 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.
- #78,119
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Quitarse ligaduras o nudos; soltarse lo que estaba amarrado.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | desatarse |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [d̪esaˈt̪aɾse] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #78,119 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “desatarse” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for desatarse is 9 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [d̪esaˈt̪aɾse]. Corpus data places it at rank #78,119 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No misspelling variants are generated for desatarse in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is desatarse, spelled D-E-S-A-T-A-R-S-E.
Definition
- 1Quitarse ligaduras o nudos; soltarse lo que estaba amarrado.
- 2Hablar en exceso, sin control o restricción.
- 3Obrar sin control, por impulso o de modo desordenado.
- 4Dejar la timidez, encogimiento o temor ante una situación nueva o extraña.
- 5Referido a fenómenos meteorológicos, causar fuertes movimientos, con una dosis de violencia o ímpetu.
- 6Dejar en libertad o causar consecuencias o emociones intensas, apasionadas y violentas.
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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Using “desatarse”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is D-E-S-A-T-A-R-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [d̪esaˈt̪aɾse] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.