descollante

[d̪eskoˈʝãn̪t̪e]

/[d̪eskoˈʝãn̪t̪e]/ adj

The verdict

“descollante” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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) - Sobresaliente.

Corpus desk

Index ES-descollante · descollante · Spanish

descollante · 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 descollante
PropertyValue
Headworddescollante
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[d̪eskoˈʝãn̪t̪e]
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “descollante” en español

descollanteno entra en el top 100.000 del español: zona de términos técnicos, arcaicos o escasos, el terreno típico de la doble comprobación.

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

Rare enough to double-check

descollante is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [d̪eskoˈʝãn̪t̪e]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Sobresaliente.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for descollante in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 descollante, spelled D-E-S-C-O-L-L-A-N-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sobresaliente.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how descollante appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. ... si bien no le brindaba ganancias descollantes, le permitía mantener una modesta oficina.

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 "descollante"?
"descollante" is spelled D-E-S-C-O-L-L-A-N-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪eskoˈʝãn̪t̪e].
What does "descollante" mean?
As an adjective, "descollante" means: Sobresaliente.
How do you pronounce "descollante"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "descollante" is [d̪eskoˈʝãn̪t̪e]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "descollante" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list