desencuentro
Spanish, noun/desenˈkwentɾo/
desencuentro is spelled D-E-S-E-N-C-U-E-N-T-R-O (12 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish, the 52,742nd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Desencuentro is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “misencounter (failed or disappointing meeting)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also an only used in me desencuentro, first-person singular present indicative of… of desencontrarse. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Acción o efecto de desencontrarse”.
What does desencuentro mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinemisencounter (failed or disappointing meeting)
- 2
masculinediscord, dissension
verb
- 1
only used in me desencuentro, first-person singular present indicative of desencontrarse
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Acción o efecto de desencontrarse. 2. Disputa, discordia.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of desencuentro
- desencuentros plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce desencuentro?
- /desenˈkwentɾo/
- [d̪e.sẽŋˈkwẽn̪.t̪ɾo]
- [d̪esẽŋˈkwẽn̪t̪ɾo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to desencuentro
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is desencuentro in Spanish?
desencuentro appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).