desferrar

[d̪esfeˈraɾ]

/[d̪esfeˈraɾ]/ verb

The verdict

“desferrar” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Quitar a alguien las prisiones o hierros que le aprisionaban, tales como cadenas, grillos, etc.

Corpus desk

Index ES-desferrar · desferrar · Spanish

desferrar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "D" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for desferrar
PropertyValue
Headworddesferrar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[d̪esfeˈraɾ]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “desferrar” en español

desferrarqueda fuera de las 100.000 palabras españolas más frecuentes, en la cola larga de vocabulario técnico, arcaico o raro, justo donde más se duda de la ortografía.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

desferrar is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [d̪esfeˈraɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Quitar a alguien las prisiones o hierros que le aprisionaban, tales como cadenas, grillos, etc.".

desferrar has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is desferrar, spelled D-E-S-F-E-R-R-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Quitar a alguien las prisiones o hierros que le aprisionaban, tales como cadenas, grillos, etc.

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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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "desferrar"?
"desferrar" is spelled D-E-S-F-E-R-R-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪esfeˈraɾ].
What does "desferrar" mean?
As a verb, "desferrar" means: Quitar a alguien las prisiones o hierros que le aprisionaban, tales como cadenas, grillos, etc.
How do you pronounce "desferrar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "desferrar" is [d̪esfeˈraɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "desferrar" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list