desfiladeros

[d̪esfilaˈð̞eɾos]

/[d̪esfilaˈð̞eɾos]/ noun

The verdict

“desfiladeros” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #73,546 among 4,885 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,546
frequency rank, Spanish
4,885
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma del plural de desfiladero.

Corpus desk

Index ES-desfiladeros · desfiladeros · Spanish

desfiladeros · rank #73,546 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #73,546
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH desenterrado

Nearest frequency peer: desenterrado (-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 “desfiladeros”

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 “desfiladeros” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for desfiladeros
PropertyValue
Headworddesfiladeros
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[d̪esfilaˈð̞eɾos]
Letters12
Frequency rank#73,546
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “desfiladeros” en español

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

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “desenterrado” (#73,545), “desgraciadas” (#73,547), “desembarcan” (#73,544). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “desfiladeros” va en #73,546. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

desfiladeros is uncommon Spanish at frequency #73,546 among 4,885 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [d̪esfilaˈð̞eɾos]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forma del plural de desfiladero.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for desfiladeros, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored 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 desfiladeros, spelled D-E-S-F-I-L-A-D-E-R-O-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del plural de desfiladero.

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 "desfiladeros"?
"desfiladeros" is spelled D-E-S-F-I-L-A-D-E-R-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪esfilaˈð̞eɾos].
What does "desfiladeros" mean?
As a noun, "desfiladeros" means: Forma del plural de desfiladero.
How do you pronounce "desfiladeros"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "desfiladeros" is [d̪esfilaˈð̞eɾos]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "desfiladeros" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "desfiladeros", 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