describí

[d̪eskɾiˈβ̞i]

/[d̪eskɾiˈβ̞i]/ verb

The verdict

“describí” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #66,056 among 4,885 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,056
frequency rank, Spanish
4,885
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de describir.

Corpus desk

Index ES-describi · describí · Spanish

describí · rank #66,056 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #66,056
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH describan

Nearest frequency peer: describan (-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 “describí”

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 “describí” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for describí
PropertyValue
Headworddescribí
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[d̪eskɾiˈβ̞i]
Letters8
Frequency rank#66,056
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “describí” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.describícae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “describan” (#66,055), “desencadenada” (#66,057), “desconsolada” (#66,054). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “describí” va en #66,056. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

describí is uncommon Spanish at frequency #66,056 among 4,885 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [d̪eskɾiˈβ̞i]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for describí, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, 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 explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is describí, spelled D-E-S-C-R-I-B-Í.

Definition

  1. 1
    Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de describir.
  2. 2
    Segunda persona del singular (vos) del imperativo afirmativo de describir.

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 "describí"?
"describí" is spelled D-E-S-C-R-I-B-Í. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪eskɾiˈβ̞i].
What does "describí" mean?
As a verb, "describí" means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de describir.
How do you pronounce "describí"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "describí" is [d̪eskɾiˈβ̞i]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "describí" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list