desinformación
Spanish, noun/desinfoɾmaˈθjon/
desinformación is spelled D-E-S-I-N-F-O-R-M-A-C-I-Ó-N (14 letters) and appears 3.6 times per million words in written Spanish, the 15,026th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Desinformación is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “disinformation, misinformation, fake news (dissemination of intentionally false information)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Ausencia de información”.
What does desinformación mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininedisinformation, misinformation, fake news (dissemination of intentionally false information)
- 2
femininelack of information
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Ausencia de información. 2. La acción y el efecto de divulgar información falsa o incompleta con el objeto de ocultar la verdad o causar confusión. 3. Falta o carencia de conocimiento.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of desinformación
- desinformaciones plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce desinformación?
- /desinfoɾmaˈθjon/
- [d̪e.sĩɱ.foɾ.maˈθjõn]
- /desinfoɾmaˈsjon/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to desinformación
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is desinformación in Spanish?
desinformación appears 3.6 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).