desinformar

[d̪esĩɱfoɾˈmaɾ]

/[d̪esĩɱfoɾˈmaɾ]/ verb

The verdict

“desinformar” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #68,485 among 4,885 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#68,485
frequency rank, Spanish
4,885
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Divulgar información falsa o incompleta con el objeto de ocultar la verdad o causar confusión.

Corpus desk

Index ES-desinformar · desinformar · Spanish

desinformar · rank #68,485 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #68,485
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH desinformados

Nearest frequency peer: desinformados (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “desinformar”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “desinformar” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for desinformar
PropertyValue
Headworddesinformar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[d̪esĩɱfoɾˈmaɾ]
Letters11
Frequency rank#68,485
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “desinformar” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).desinformarcae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “desinformados” (#68,484), “desgarrar” (#68,483), “despechada” (#68,487). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “desinformar” va en #68,485. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

desinformar is uncommon Spanish at frequency #68,485 among 4,885 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [d̪esĩɱfoɾˈmaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Divulgar información falsa o incompleta con el objeto de ocultar la verdad o causar confusión.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for desinformar in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is desinformar, spelled D-E-S-I-N-F-O-R-M-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Divulgar información falsa o incompleta con el objeto de ocultar la verdad o causar confusión.

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); 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 "desinformar"?
"desinformar" is spelled D-E-S-I-N-F-O-R-M-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪esĩɱfoɾˈmaɾ].
What does "desinformar" mean?
As a verb, "desinformar" means: Divulgar información falsa o incompleta con el objeto de ocultar la verdad o causar confusión.
How do you pronounce "desinformar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "desinformar" is [d̪esĩɱfoɾˈmaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "desinformar" come from?
"desinformar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "desinformar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list