desintoxicar

[d̪esĩn̪t̪oksiˈkaɾ]

/[d̪esĩn̪t̪oksiˈkaɾ]/ verb

The verdict

“desintoxicar” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Sanar, recuperar de una intoxicación.

Key facts for desintoxicar
PropertyValue
Headworddesintoxicar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[d̪esĩn̪t̪oksiˈkaɾ]
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “desintoxicar” sits in Spanish frequency

desintoxicar falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Spanish words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for desintoxicar is 12 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [d̪esĩn̪t̪oksiˈkaɾ]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No generated misspelling entries exist for desintoxicar in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is desintoxicar, spelled D-E-S-I-N-T-O-X-I-C-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sanar, recuperar de una intoxicación.
  2. 2
    Restablecer la verdad o desvirtuar una información manipulada de forma tendenciosa.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "desintoxicar"?
"desintoxicar" is spelled D-E-S-I-N-T-O-X-I-C-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪esĩn̪t̪oksiˈkaɾ].
What does "desintoxicar" mean?
As a verb, "desintoxicar" means: Sanar, recuperar de una intoxicación.
How do you pronounce "desintoxicar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "desintoxicar" is [d̪esĩn̪t̪oksiˈkaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "desintoxicar" come from?
"desintoxicar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “desintoxicar”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is D-E-S-I-N-T-O-X-I-C-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [d̪esĩn̪t̪oksiˈkaɾ] (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
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list