desinteresado
Spanish, adjective/desinteɾeˈsado/
desinteresado is spelled D-E-S-I-N-T-E-R-E-S-A-D-O (13 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish, the 36,450th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Desinteresado is a Spanish adjective meaning “disinterested” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a past participle of desinteresarse. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Dicho de una persona: que colabora con una causa sin perseguir ningún interés egocéntrico”.
What does desinteresado mean in English?
adjective
- 1
disinterested
- 2
unselfish, selfless
verb
- 1
past participle of desinteresarse
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Dicho de una persona: que colabora con una causa sin perseguir ningún interés egocéntrico. 2. Que muestra falta de interés o fervor.
verb: 1. Participio de desinteresar.
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 desinteresado
- desinteresada feminine
- desinteresados masculine plural
- desinteresadas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce desinteresado?
- /desinteɾeˈsado/
- [d̪e.sĩn̪.t̪e.ɾeˈsa.ð̞o]
- [d̪esĩn̪t̪eɾeˈsað̞o]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to desinteresado
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is desinteresado in Spanish?
desinteresado appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).