desesperarse

[d̪esespeˈɾaɾse]

/[d̪esespeˈɾaɾse]/ verb

The verdict

“desesperarse” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #74,424 among 4,885 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#74,424
frequency rank, Spanish
4,885
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Desesperar (uso pronominal de ...)

Corpus desk

Index ES-desesperarse · desesperarse · Spanish

desesperarse · rank #74,424 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #74,424
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH desempeñados

Nearest frequency peer: desempeñados (-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 “desesperarse”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “desesperarse” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for desesperarse
PropertyValue
Headworddesesperarse
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[d̪esespeˈɾaɾse]
Letters12
Frequency rank#74,424
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “desesperarse” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).desesperarsecae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “desempeñados” (#74,423), “desclasificados” (#74,421), “descifrando” (#74,420). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “desesperarse” va en #74,424. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

desesperarse is uncommon Spanish at frequency #74,424 among 4,885 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [d̪esespeˈɾaɾse]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

desesperarse doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is desesperarse, spelled D-E-S-E-S-P-E-R-A-R-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Desesperar (uso pronominal de ...)
  2. 2
    Despecharse, intentando quitarse la vida, o quitándosela en efecto.

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 "desesperarse"?
"desesperarse" is spelled D-E-S-E-S-P-E-R-A-R-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪esespeˈɾaɾse].
What does "desesperarse" mean?
As a verb, "desesperarse" means: Desesperar (uso pronominal de ...)
How do you pronounce "desesperarse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "desesperarse" is [d̪esespeˈɾaɾse]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "desesperarse" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "desesperarse", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list