desempeñen
[d̪esẽmˈpeɲẽn]
The verdict
“desempeñen” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #65,283 among 4,885 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #65,283
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 4,885
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de desempeñar o de desempeñarse.
Corpus desk
Index ES-desempenen · desempeñen · Spanish
desempeñen · rank #65,283 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #65,283
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,885
- PHOTO-FINISH desearíamos
Nearest frequency peer: desearíamos (-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 “desempeñen”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- descarrilam…
descarrilamiento
34,721 corpus weight
- desconoces
desconoces
34,720 corpus weight
- desearíamos
desearíamos
34,719 corpus weight
- desempeñen
desempeñen
34,718 corpus weight
- desestimaci…
desestimación
34,717 corpus weight
- designará
designará
34,715 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “desempeñen” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | desempeñen |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [d̪esẽmˈpeɲẽn] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #65,283 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “desempeñen” en español
Rare enough to double-check
desempeñen is uncommon Spanish at frequency #65,283 among 4,885 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [d̪esẽmˈpeɲẽn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for desempeñen, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is desempeñen, spelled D-E-S-E-M-P-E-Ñ-E-N.
Definition
- 1Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de desempeñar o de desempeñarse.
- 2Segunda persona del plural (ustedes) del imperativo de desempeñar o del imperativo negativo de desempeñarse.
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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