deshilar
[d̪esiˈlaɾ]
The verdict
“deshilar” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Retirar hilos de un tejido.
Corpus desk
Index ES-deshilar · deshilar · Spanish
deshilar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | deshilar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [d̪esiˈlaɾ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “deshilar” en español
Rare enough to double-check
deshilar is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [d̪esiˈlaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
deshilar has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is deshilar, spelled D-E-S-H-I-L-A-R.
Definition
- 1Retirar hilos de un tejido.
- 2Deshacer el tejido por el borde, dejando los hilos sueltos formando flecos.
- 3Deshacer una estructura filamentosa hasta convertirla en hilos.
- 4Deshacer una hilera.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how deshilar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Él, la barba sobre el pecho, // cruzadas ambas rodillas, // sus querellas sin oillas, // distraído o satisfecho. // Ella, en más bajo lugar, // mal prendido el luengo velo, // las mangas de terciopelo // deshilando sin cesar.
BRUJO (con una mantilla deshilada sobre un uniforme de soldado de la Legión Belga) ¿No hay carne que me dé para mi madre enferma, aunque sea de burro, de perro, de conservador o de gabacho?
Synonyms
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.