descompensación

[d̪eskõmpẽnsaˈsjõn]

/[d̪eskõmpẽnsaˈsjõn]/ noun

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The verdict

“descompensación” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #93,997 among 90,663 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#93,997
frequency rank, Spanish
90,663
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Acción o efecto de descompensar.

Key facts for descompensación
PropertyValue
Headworddescompensación
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[d̪eskõmpẽnsaˈsjõn]
Letters15
Frequency rank#93,997
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “descompensación” 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). descompensación lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

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

Rare enough to double-check

descompensación is uncommon Spanish at frequency #93,997 among 90,663 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [d̪eskõmpẽnsaˈsjõn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Acción o efecto de descompensar.".

Zero misspellings are on record for descompensación in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is descompensación, spelled D-E-S-C-O-M-P-E-N-S-A-C-I-Ó-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acción o efecto de descompensar.

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 "descompensación"?
"descompensación" is spelled D-E-S-C-O-M-P-E-N-S-A-C-I-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪eskõmpẽnsaˈsjõn].
What does "descompensación" mean?
As a noun, "descompensación" means: Acción o efecto de descompensar.
How do you pronounce "descompensación"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "descompensación" is [d̪eskõmpẽnsaˈsjõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "descompensación" come from?
"descompensación" 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 “descompensación”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is D-E-S-C-O-M-P-E-N-S-A-C-I-Ó-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [d̪eskõmpẽnsaˈsjõn] (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