desfigurar
[d̪esfiɣ̞uˈɾaɾ]
The verdict
“desfigurar” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Desemejar, afear, ajar la composición, orden y hermosura del semblante y de las facciones.
Corpus desk
Index ES-desfigurar · desfigurar · Spanish
desfigurar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | desfigurar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [d̪esfiɣ̞uˈɾaɾ] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “desfigurar” en español
Rare enough to double-check
desfigurar is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [d̪esfiɣ̞uˈɾaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for desfigurar, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is desfigurar, spelled D-E-S-F-I-G-U-R-A-R.
Definition
- 1Desemejar, afear, ajar la composición, orden y hermosura del semblante y de las facciones.
- 2Disfrazar y encubrir con apariencia diferente el propio semblante, la intención u otra cosa.
- 3Obscurecer e impedir que se perciban las formas y figuras de las cosas.
- 4Referir una cosa alterando sus verdaderas circunstancias.
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.