descentralizar
[d̪esẽn̪t̪ɾaliˈsaɾ]
The verdict
“descentralizar” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #51,521 among 90,663 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #51,521
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 90,663
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Transferir a diversas corporaciones u oficios parte de la autoridad que antes ejercía el gobierno supremo del estado.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | descentralizar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [d̪esẽn̪t̪ɾaliˈsaɾ] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Frequency rank | #51,521 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “descentralizar” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
descentralizar is uncommon Spanish at frequency #51,521 among 90,663 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [d̪esẽn̪t̪ɾaliˈsaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Transferir a diversas corporaciones u oficios parte de la autoridad que antes ejercía el gobierno supremo del estado.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for descentralizar in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is descentralizar, spelled D-E-S-C-E-N-T-R-A-L-I-Z-A-R.
Definition
- 1Transferir a diversas corporaciones u oficios parte de la autoridad que antes ejercía el gobierno supremo del estado.
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 “descentralizar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is D-E-S-C-E-N-T-R-A-L-I-Z-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [d̪esẽn̪t̪ɾaliˈsaɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
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.