desbordar
[d̪esβ̞oɾˈð̞aɾ]
The verdict
“desbordar” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #61,491 among 90,663 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #61,491
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 90,663
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Superar el borde de un recipiente.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | desbordar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [d̪esβ̞oɾˈð̞aɾ] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #61,491 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “desbordar” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
desbordar is uncommon Spanish at frequency #61,491 among 90,663 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [d̪esβ̞oɾˈð̞aɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for desbordar, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 desbordar, spelled D-E-S-B-O-R-D-A-R.
Definition
- 1Superar el borde de un recipiente.
- 2Referido a una persona, cuando el resto no pueden con él por tener demasiada energía o nervios.
- 3En los deportes de equipo, cuando la línea atacante de un equipo supera con facilidad a la defensiva rival.
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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 “desbordar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is D-E-S-B-O-R-D-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.