descansillo

[d̪eskãnˈsiʝo]

/[d̪eskãnˈsiʝo]/ noun

The verdict

“descansillo” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Porción de piso horizontal donde finalizan los tramos de una escalera.

Corpus desk

Index ES-descansillo · descansillo · Spanish

descansillo · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 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.

Key facts for descansillo
PropertyValue
Headworddescansillo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[d̪eskãnˈsiʝo]
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “descansillo” en español

descansilloqueda fuera de las 100.000 palabras españolas más frecuentes, en la cola larga de vocabulario técnico, arcaico o raro, justo donde más se duda de la ortografía.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

descansillo is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [d̪eskãnˈsiʝo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for descansillo in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 descansillo, spelled D-E-S-C-A-N-S-I-L-L-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Porción de piso horizontal donde finalizan los tramos de una escalera.
  2. 2
    Diminutivo de descanso.

Synonyms

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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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "descansillo"?
"descansillo" is spelled D-E-S-C-A-N-S-I-L-L-O. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪eskãnˈsiʝo].
What does "descansillo" mean?
As a noun, "descansillo" means: Porción de piso horizontal donde finalizan los tramos de una escalera.
How do you pronounce "descansillo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "descansillo" is [d̪eskãnˈsiʝo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "descansillo" come from?
"descansillo" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list