desgraciadas

[d̪esɣ̞ɾaˈsjað̞as]

/[d̪esɣ̞ɾaˈsjað̞as]/ participle

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The verdict

“desgraciadas” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #73,547 among 90,663 “D” headwords), classed as a participle. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,547
frequency rank, Spanish
90,663
“D” headwords

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

Key facts for desgraciadas
PropertyValue
Headworddesgraciadas
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechParticiple
IPA[d̪esɣ̞ɾaˈsjað̞as]
Letters12
Frequency rank#73,547
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “desgraciadas” 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). desgraciadas 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

desgraciadas is uncommon Spanish at frequency #73,547 among 90,663 “D” headwords, classed as aparticiple, transcribed [d̪esɣ̞ɾaˈsjað̞as]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for desgraciadas in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is desgraciadas, spelled D-E-S-G-R-A-C-I-A-D-A-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del femenino plural de desgraciado.
  2. 2
    Forma del femenino plural de desgraciado, participio de desgraciar o de desgraciarse.

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 "desgraciadas"?
"desgraciadas" is spelled D-E-S-G-R-A-C-I-A-D-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪esɣ̞ɾaˈsjað̞as].
What does "desgraciadas" mean?
As a participle, "desgraciadas" means: Forma del femenino plural de desgraciado.
How do you pronounce "desgraciadas"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "desgraciadas" is [d̪esɣ̞ɾaˈsjað̞as]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "desgraciadas" come from?
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Using “desgraciadas”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is D-E-S-G-R-A-C-I-A-D-A-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [d̪esɣ̞ɾaˈsjað̞as] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

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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