desconfío

[d̪eskõɱˈfio]

/[d̪eskõɱˈfio]/ verb

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The verdict

“desconfío” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #51,522 among 90,663 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,522
frequency rank, Spanish
90,663
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de desconfiar.

Key facts for desconfío
PropertyValue
Headworddesconfío
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[d̪eskõɱˈfio]
Letters9
Frequency rank#51,522
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “desconfío” 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). desconfío lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

desconfío is uncommon Spanish at frequency #51,522 among 90,663 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [d̪eskõɱˈfio]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de desconfiar.".

desconfío has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, 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 desconfío, spelled D-E-S-C-O-N-F-Í-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de desconfiar.

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 "desconfío"?
"desconfío" is spelled D-E-S-C-O-N-F-Í-O. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪eskõɱˈfio].
What does "desconfío" mean?
As a verb, "desconfío" means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de desconfiar.
How do you pronounce "desconfío"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "desconfío" is [d̪eskõɱˈfio]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "desconfío" come from?
"desconfío" 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 “desconfío”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is D-E-S-C-O-N-F-Í-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [d̪eskõɱˈfio] (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

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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