desbandada

[d̪esβ̞ãn̪ˈd̪að̞a]

/[d̪esβ̞ãn̪ˈd̪að̞a]/ participle

The verdict

“desbandada” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #54,820 among 4,885 “D” headwords), classed as a participle. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,820
frequency rank, Spanish
4,885
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma del femenino de desbandado, participio de desbandar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-desbandada · desbandada · Spanish

desbandada · rank #54,820 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #54,820
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH desbalance

Nearest frequency peer: desbalance (-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 “desbandada”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for desbandada
PropertyValue
Headworddesbandada
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechParticiple
IPA[d̪esβ̞ãn̪ˈd̪að̞a]
Letters10
Frequency rank#54,820
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “desbandada” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.desbandadacae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “desbalance” (#54,819), “descartaron” (#54,821), “depravación” (#54,818). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “desbandada” va en #54,820. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

desbandada is uncommon Spanish at frequency #54,820 among 4,885 “D” headwords, classed as aparticiple, transcribed [d̪esβ̞ãn̪ˈd̪að̞a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forma del femenino de desbandado, participio de desbandar.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for desbandada in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is desbandada, spelled D-E-S-B-A-N-D-A-D-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del femenino de desbandado, participio de desbandar.

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 "desbandada"?
"desbandada" is spelled D-E-S-B-A-N-D-A-D-A. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪esβ̞ãn̪ˈd̪að̞a].
What does "desbandada" mean?
As a participle, "desbandada" means: Forma del femenino de desbandado, participio de desbandar.
How do you pronounce "desbandada"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "desbandada" is [d̪esβ̞ãn̪ˈd̪að̞a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "desbandada" come from?
"desbandada" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list