desistan
[d̪eˈsist̪ãn]
The verdict
“desistan” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #96,200 among 4,885 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #96,200
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 4,885
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de desistir.
Corpus desk
Index ES-desistan · desistan · Spanish
desistan · rank #96,200 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #96,200
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,885
- PHOTO-FINISH desfalcos
Nearest frequency peer: desfalcos (-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 “desistan”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- descubridora
descubridora
3,805 corpus weight
- desesperanz…
desesperanzado
3,803 corpus weight
- desfalcos
desfalcos
3,802 corpus weight
- desistan
desistan
3,801 corpus weight
- desistí
desistí
3,800 corpus weight
- desmarcado
desmarcado
3,798 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “desistan” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | desistan |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [d̪eˈsist̪ãn] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #96,200 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “desistan” en español
Rare enough to double-check
desistan is uncommon Spanish at frequency #96,200 among 4,885 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [d̪eˈsist̪ãn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
desistan has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is desistan, spelled D-E-S-I-S-T-A-N.
Definition
- 1Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de desistir.
- 2Segunda persona del plural (ustedes) del imperativo de desistir.
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.
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