desempacar

[d̪esẽmpaˈkaɾ]

/[d̪esẽmpaˈkaɾ]/ verb

The verdict

“desempacar” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Retirar la envoltura que cubre o protege algo, generalmente una mercancía.

Corpus desk

Index ES-desempacar · desempacar · Spanish

desempacar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "D" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for desempacar
PropertyValue
Headworddesempacar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[d̪esẽmpaˈkaɾ]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “desempacar” en español

desempacarqueda fuera de las 100.000 palabras españolas más frecuentes, en la cola larga de vocabulario técnico, arcaico o raro, justo donde más se duda de la ortografía.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

desempacar is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [d̪esẽmpaˈkaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for desempacar, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is desempacar, spelled D-E-S-E-M-P-A-C-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Retirar la envoltura que cubre o protege algo, generalmente una mercancía.
  2. 2
    Vaciar de contenido las maletas.

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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "desempacar"?
"desempacar" is spelled D-E-S-E-M-P-A-C-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪esẽmpaˈkaɾ].
What does "desempacar" mean?
As a verb, "desempacar" means: Retirar la envoltura que cubre o protege algo, generalmente una mercancía.
How do you pronounce "desempacar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "desempacar" is [d̪esẽmpaˈkaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "desempacar" come from?
"desempacar" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list