descienda
[d̪eˈsjẽn̪d̪a]
The verdict
“descienda” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #53,486 among 90,663 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #53,486
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 90,663
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de descender.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | descienda |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [d̪eˈsjẽn̪d̪a] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #53,486 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “descienda” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
descienda is uncommon Spanish at frequency #53,486 among 90,663 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [d̪eˈsjẽn̪d̪a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for descienda, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is descienda, spelled D-E-S-C-I-E-N-D-A.
Definition
- 1Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de descender.
- 2Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de descender.
- 3Segunda persona del singular (usted) del imperativo de descender.
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 “descienda”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is D-E-S-C-I-E-N-D-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [d̪eˈsjẽn̪d̪a] (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.