desatento
[d̪esaˈt̪ẽn̪t̪o]
The verdict
“desatento” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que pone poca atención.
Corpus desk
Index ES-desatento · desatento · Spanish
desatento · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | desatento |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [d̪esaˈt̪ẽn̪t̪o] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “desatento” en español
Rare enough to double-check
desatento is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [d̪esaˈt̪ẽn̪t̪o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
desatento has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is desatento, spelled D-E-S-A-T-E-N-T-O.
Definition
- 1Que pone poca atención.
- 2Mal educado, poco amable o descortés.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.