desgasta
[d̪esˈɣ̞ast̪a]
The verdict
“desgasta” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #53,490 among 90,663 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #53,490
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 90,663
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de desgastar.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | desgasta |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [d̪esˈɣ̞ast̪a] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #53,490 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “desgasta” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
desgasta is uncommon Spanish at frequency #53,490 among 90,663 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [d̪esˈɣ̞ast̪a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
desgasta doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is desgasta, spelled D-E-S-G-A-S-T-A.
Definition
- 1Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de desgastar.
- 2Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de desgastar.
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.
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Using “desgasta”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is D-E-S-G-A-S-T-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [d̪esˈɣ̞ast̪a] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.