desenfoque

[d̪esẽɱˈfoke]

/[d̪esẽɱˈfoke]/ noun

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The verdict

“desenfoque” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #99,452 among 90,663 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,452
frequency rank, Spanish
90,663
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Acción y efecto de perder el enfoque, de estar mal enfocado.

Key facts for desenfoque
PropertyValue
Headworddesenfoque
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[d̪esẽɱˈfoke]
Letters10
Frequency rank#99,452
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “desenfoque” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). desenfoque lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

desenfoque is uncommon Spanish at frequency #99,452 among 90,663 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [d̪esẽɱˈfoke]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Acción y efecto de perder el enfoque, de estar mal enfocado.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for desenfoque, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

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 desenfoque, spelled D-E-S-E-N-F-O-Q-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acción y efecto de perder el enfoque, de estar mal enfocado.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "desenfoque"?
"desenfoque" is spelled D-E-S-E-N-F-O-Q-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪esẽɱˈfoke].
What does "desenfoque" mean?
As a noun, "desenfoque" means: Acción y efecto de perder el enfoque, de estar mal enfocado.
How do you pronounce "desenfoque"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "desenfoque" is [d̪esẽɱˈfoke]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "desenfoque" come from?
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Using “desenfoque”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is D-E-S-E-N-F-O-Q-U-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [d̪esẽɱˈfoke] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

Other uncommon Spanish words near this rank

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list