desencantamiento
[d̪esẽŋkãn̪t̪aˈmjẽn̪t̪o]
The verdict
“desencantamiento” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Acción o efecto de desencantar o desencantarse (romper o perder el encanto, la fascinación o las altas expectativas que se tenían sobre algo o alguien).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | desencantamiento |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [d̪esẽŋkãn̪t̪aˈmjẽn̪t̪o] |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “desencantamiento” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for desencantamiento is 16 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [d̪esẽŋkãn̪t̪aˈmjẽn̪t̪o]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Acción o efecto de desencantar o desencantarse (romper o perder el encanto, la fascinación o las altas expectativas que se tenían sobre algo o alguien).".
No misspelling variants are generated for desencantamiento in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is desencantamiento, spelled D-E-S-E-N-C-A-N-T-A-M-I-E-N-T-O.
Definition
- 1Acción o efecto de desencantar o desencantarse (romper o perder el encanto, la fascinación o las altas expectativas que se tenían sobre algo o alguien).
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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.
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Using “desencantamiento”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is D-E-S-E-N-C-A-N-T-A-M-I-E-N-T-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.