desgarbado

[d̪esɣ̞aɾˈβ̞að̞o]

/[d̪esɣ̞aɾˈβ̞að̞o]/ adj

The verdict

“desgarbado” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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) - Referido a una persona o a su modo de andar o actuar: falto de garbo, gracia o elegancia.

Corpus desk

Index ES-desgarbado · desgarbado · Spanish

desgarbado · 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.

Key facts for desgarbado
PropertyValue
Headworddesgarbado
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[d̪esɣ̞aɾˈβ̞að̞o]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “desgarbado” en español

desgarbadoqueda 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

desgarbado is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [d̪esɣ̞aɾˈβ̞að̞o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for desgarbado in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is desgarbado, spelled D-E-S-G-A-R-B-A-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Referido a una persona o a su modo de andar o actuar: falto de garbo, gracia o elegancia.
  2. 2
    Referido a personas, alto pero con mala proporción y movimiento torpe.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how desgarbado appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Le gustaba aquella niña alta y desgarbada pero le molestaban sus caprichos de sabelotodo.
  2. … apareció en ella un muchacho alto y desgarbado, con los labios muy gruesos, las cejas espesas y corridas, la tez morena, los pies anchos, planos y en escuadra, las piernas largas y desmadejadas ….

This word in other languages

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 "desgarbado"?
"desgarbado" is spelled D-E-S-G-A-R-B-A-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪esɣ̞aɾˈβ̞að̞o].
What does "desgarbado" mean?
As an adjective, "desgarbado" means: Referido a una persona o a su modo de andar o actuar: falto de garbo, gracia o elegancia.
How do you pronounce "desgarbado"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "desgarbado" is [d̪esɣ̞aɾˈβ̞að̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "desgarbado" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list