descarrilar

[d̪eskariˈlaɾ]

/[d̪eskariˈlaɾ]/ verb

The verdict

“descarrilar” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #66,854 among 4,885 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,854
frequency rank, Spanish
4,885
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Separar o salir de carril.

Corpus desk

Index ES-descarrilar · descarrilar · Spanish

descarrilar · rank #66,854 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #66,854
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH describimos

Nearest frequency peer: describimos (+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 “descarrilar”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for descarrilar
PropertyValue
Headworddescarrilar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[d̪eskariˈlaɾ]
Letters11
Frequency rank#66,854
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “descarrilar” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).descarrilarcae 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: “describimos” (#66,855), “descabelladas” (#66,852), “descripto” (#66,856). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “descarrilar” va en #66,854. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

descarrilar is uncommon Spanish at frequency #66,854 among 4,885 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [d̪eskariˈlaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Separar o salir de carril.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for descarrilar, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. 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 spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is descarrilar, spelled D-E-S-C-A-R-R-I-L-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Separar o salir de carril.

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 "descarrilar"?
"descarrilar" is spelled D-E-S-C-A-R-R-I-L-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪eskariˈlaɾ].
What does "descarrilar" mean?
As a verb, "descarrilar" means: Separar o salir de carril.
How do you pronounce "descarrilar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "descarrilar" is [d̪eskariˈlaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "descarrilar" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list