descolgar

[d̪eskolˈɣ̞aɾ]

/[d̪eskolˈɣ̞aɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“descolgar” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #80,880 among 90,663 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,880
frequency rank, Spanish
90,663
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Bajar lo que está colgado.

Key facts for descolgar
PropertyValue
Headworddescolgar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[d̪eskolˈɣ̞aɾ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#80,880
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “descolgar” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). descolgar lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

descolgar is uncommon Spanish at frequency #80,880 among 90,663 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [d̪eskolˈɣ̞aɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for descolgar in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is descolgar, spelled D-E-S-C-O-L-G-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bajar lo que está colgado.
  2. 2
    Bajar o dejar caer poco a poco una cosa pendiente de cuerda, cadena o cinta.
  3. 3
    Hablando de un aposento, una casa, una iglesia, etc., quitar los adornos que tiene, especialmente las colgaduras.
  4. 4
    Levantar el teléfono para contestar una llamada.
  5. 5
    Cazar de un tiro a un pájaro en pleno vuelo.

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 "descolgar"?
"descolgar" is spelled D-E-S-C-O-L-G-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪eskolˈɣ̞aɾ].
What does "descolgar" mean?
As a verb, "descolgar" means: Bajar lo que está colgado.
How do you pronounce "descolgar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "descolgar" is [d̪eskolˈɣ̞aɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "descolgar" come from?
"descolgar" 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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Using “descolgar”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is D-E-S-C-O-L-G-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [d̪eskolˈɣ̞aɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

Other uncommon Spanish words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list