descomposición
Spanish, noun/deskomposiˈθjon/
descomposición is spelled D-E-S-C-O-M-P-O-S-I-C-I-Ó-N (14 letters) and appears 3.8 times per million words in written Spanish, the 14,524th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Descomposición is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “decomposition” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “División de algo en sus partes constituyentes”.
What does descomposición mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininedecomposition
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. División de algo en sus partes constituyentes. 2. Desorden o desconcierto provocado en alguna situación. 3. Pérdida de la salud o el equilibrio del ánimo y el cuerpo. 4. Por antonomasia, putrefacción.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of descomposición
- descomposiciones plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce descomposición?
- /deskomposiˈθjon/
- [d̪es.kõm.po.siˈθjõn]
- /deskomposiˈsjon/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to descomposición
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is descomposición in Spanish?
descomposición appears 3.8 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).