desatender

[d̪esat̪ẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ]

/[d̪esat̪ẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“desatender” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #83,822 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.

#83,822
frequency rank, Spanish
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - No prestar atención a lo que se dice o hace.

Key facts for desatender
PropertyValue
Headworddesatender
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[d̪esat̪ẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#83,822
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “desatender” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). desatender lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for desatender is 10 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [d̪esat̪ẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #83,822 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No misspelling variants are generated for desatender in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is desatender, spelled D-E-S-A-T-E-N-D-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    No prestar atención a lo que se dice o hace.
  2. 2
    No hacer caso o aprecio de una persona o cosa.
  3. 3
    No corresponder, no asistir con lo que es debido.

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 "desatender"?
"desatender" is spelled D-E-S-A-T-E-N-D-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪esat̪ẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ].
What does "desatender" mean?
As a verb, "desatender" means: No prestar atención a lo que se dice o hace.
How do you pronounce "desatender"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "desatender" is [d̪esat̪ẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "desatender" come from?
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Using “desatender”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is D-E-S-A-T-E-N-D-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [d̪esat̪ẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list