desgastada

[d̪esɣ̞asˈt̪að̞a]

/[d̪esɣ̞asˈt̪að̞a]/ participle

The verdict

“desgastada” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #58,429 among 90,663 “D” headwords), classed as a participle. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,429
frequency rank, Spanish
90,663
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Forma del femenino de desgastado, participio de desgastar.

Key facts for desgastada
PropertyValue
Headworddesgastada
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechParticiple
IPA[d̪esɣ̞asˈt̪að̞a]
Letters10
Frequency rank#58,429
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “desgastada” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). desgastada lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

desgastada is uncommon Spanish at frequency #58,429 among 90,663 “D” headwords, classed as aparticiple, transcribed [d̪esɣ̞asˈt̪að̞a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forma del femenino de desgastado, participio de desgastar.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for desgastada, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is desgastada, spelled D-E-S-G-A-S-T-A-D-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del femenino de desgastado, participio 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "desgastada"?
"desgastada" is spelled D-E-S-G-A-S-T-A-D-A. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪esɣ̞asˈt̪að̞a].
What does "desgastada" mean?
As a participle, "desgastada" means: Forma del femenino de desgastado, participio de desgastar.
How do you pronounce "desgastada"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "desgastada" is [d̪esɣ̞asˈt̪að̞a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "desgastada" come from?
"desgastada" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “desgastada”

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-D-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [d̪esɣ̞asˈt̪að̞a] (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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list