desdeñoso
[d̪esð̞eˈɲoso]
The verdict
“desdeñoso” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #90,812 among 4,885 “D” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #90,812
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 4,885
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que manifiesta desdén.
Corpus desk
Index ES-desdenoso · desdeñoso · Spanish
desdeñoso · rank #90,812 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #90,812
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,885
- PHOTO-FINISH desconfianzas
Nearest frequency peer: desconfianzas (-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 “desdeñoso”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- descansaré
descansaré
9,192 corpus weight
- desconfianz…
desconfianzas
9,190 corpus weight
- desdeñoso
desdeñoso
9,189 corpus weight
- desempeñarán
desempeñarán
9,188 corpus weight
- desfiguraci…
desfiguración
9,187 corpus weight
- desfilaban
desfilaban
9,186 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “desdeñoso” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | desdeñoso |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [d̪esð̞eˈɲoso] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #90,812 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “desdeñoso” en español
Rare enough to double-check
desdeñoso is uncommon Spanish at frequency #90,812 among 4,885 “D” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [d̪esð̞eˈɲoso]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Que manifiesta desdén.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for desdeñoso, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is desdeñoso, spelled D-E-S-D-E-Ñ-O-S-O.
Definition
- 1Que manifiesta desdén.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how desdeñoso appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
—«Agua». —ordenaste. Yo no atiné sino a mirarte aterrorizada. Entonces, desdeñoso, fuiste al aparador y groseramente empinaste la jarra de vidrio, sin buscar tan siquiera un vaso.
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.
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