descomponerse

[d̪eskõmpoˈneɾse]

/[d̪eskõmpoˈneɾse]/ verb

The verdict

“descomponerse” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #66,053 among 4,885 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,053
frequency rank, Spanish
4,885
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dicho de una máquina o aparato eléctrico, dejar de funcionar correctamente.

Corpus desk

Index ES-descomponerse · descomponerse · Spanish

descomponerse · rank #66,053 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #66,053
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH desconsolada

Nearest frequency peer: desconsolada (+1 rank slots)

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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “descomponerse”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “descomponerse” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for descomponerse
PropertyValue
Headworddescomponerse
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[d̪eskõmpoˈneɾse]
Letters13
Frequency rank#66,053
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “descomponerse” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).descomponersecae en esta cola de rareza:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “desconsolada” (#66,054), “desbocado” (#66,051), “describan” (#66,055). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “descomponerse” va en #66,053. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

descomponerse is uncommon Spanish at frequency #66,053 among 4,885 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [d̪eskõmpoˈneɾse]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for descomponerse in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is descomponerse, spelled D-E-S-C-O-M-P-O-N-E-R-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dicho de una máquina o aparato eléctrico, dejar de funcionar correctamente.
  2. 2
    Referido a un organismo, podrirse o corromperse tras la muerte.
  3. 3
    Referido al cuerpo, salir de un estado saludable.
  4. 4
    Comenzar a sentirse uno mal del estómago, en especial en presencia de vómitos y/o diarrea.
  5. 5
    Perder la serenidad o la compostura.
  6. 6
    Referido al rostro de alguien, cambiar de repente el semblante, el color o la expresión, especialmente a causa de una emoción negativa.

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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 "descomponerse"?
"descomponerse" is spelled D-E-S-C-O-M-P-O-N-E-R-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪eskõmpoˈneɾse].
What does "descomponerse" mean?
As a verb, "descomponerse" means: Dicho de una máquina o aparato eléctrico, dejar de funcionar correctamente.
How do you pronounce "descomponerse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "descomponerse" is [d̪eskõmpoˈneɾse]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "descomponerse" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "descomponerse", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list