desempolvar
[d̪esẽmpolˈβ̞aɾ]
The verdict
“desempolvar” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #70,171 among 4,885 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #70,171
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 4,885
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Quitar el polvo de algo.
Corpus desk
Index ES-desempolvar · desempolvar · Spanish
desempolvar · rank #70,171 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #70,171
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,885
- PHOTO-FINISH desaprovechado
Nearest frequency peer: desaprovechado (-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 “desempolvar”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- desagradeci…
desagradecidos
29,833 corpus weight
- desalentado
desalentado
29,832 corpus weight
- desaprovech…
desaprovechado
29,831 corpus weight
- desempolvar
desempolvar
29,830 corpus weight
- desertaron
desertaron
29,829 corpus weight
- desestabili…
desestabilizadores
29,828 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “desempolvar” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | desempolvar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [d̪esẽmpolˈβ̞aɾ] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #70,171 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “desempolvar” en español
Rare enough to double-check
desempolvar is uncommon Spanish at frequency #70,171 among 4,885 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [d̪esẽmpolˈβ̞aɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for desempolvar in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. 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.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is desempolvar, spelled D-E-S-E-M-P-O-L-V-A-R.
Definition
- 1Quitar el polvo de algo.
- 2Recordar algo que hace mucho tiempo no se empleaba o recordaba.
This word in other languages
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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