desbancar

[d̪esβ̞ãŋˈkaɾ]

/[d̪esβ̞ãŋˈkaɾ]/ verb

The verdict

“desbancar” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #71,803 among 4,885 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,803
frequency rank, Spanish
4,885
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Desplazar o sustiuir a alguien en una posición suplantándole

Corpus desk

Index ES-desbancar · desbancar · Spanish

desbancar · rank #71,803 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #71,803
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH descongestion…

Nearest frequency peer: descongestionar (+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 “desbancar”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for desbancar
PropertyValue
Headworddesbancar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[d̪esβ̞ãŋˈkaɾ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#71,803
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “desbancar” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).desbancarcae en esta cola de rareza:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “descongestionar” (#71,804), “desactualizado” (#71,801), “desembocaron” (#71,805). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “desbancar” va en #71,803. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

desbancar is uncommon Spanish at frequency #71,803 among 4,885 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [d̪esβ̞ãŋˈkaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

desbancar doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is desbancar, spelled D-E-S-B-A-N-C-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Desplazar o sustiuir a alguien en una posición suplantándole
  2. 2
    En ciertos juegos, ganar un jugador a la banca el dinero que puso en juego
  3. 3
    Quitar, depejar de bancos un lugar

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 "desbancar"?
"desbancar" is spelled D-E-S-B-A-N-C-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪esβ̞ãŋˈkaɾ].
What does "desbancar" mean?
As a verb, "desbancar" means: Desplazar o sustiuir a alguien en una posición suplantándole
How do you pronounce "desbancar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "desbancar" is [d̪esβ̞ãŋˈkaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list