desiste
[d̪eˈsist̪e]
The verdict
“desiste” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #59,944 among 4,885 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #59,944
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 4,885
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de desistir.
Corpus desk
Index ES-desiste · desiste · Spanish
desiste · rank #59,944 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #59,944
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,885
- PHOTO-FINISH desilusionada
Nearest frequency peer: desilusionada (-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 “desiste”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- descuentan
descuentan
40,060 corpus weight
- desencadena…
desencadenaron
40,059 corpus weight
- desilusiona…
desilusionada
40,058 corpus weight
- desiste
desiste
40,057 corpus weight
- desligarse
desligarse
40,056 corpus weight
- desmayada
desmayada
40,055 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “desiste” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | desiste |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [d̪eˈsist̪e] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #59,944 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “desiste” en español
Rare enough to double-check
desiste is uncommon Spanish at frequency #59,944 among 4,885 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [d̪eˈsist̪e]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
desiste doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is desiste, spelled D-E-S-I-S-T-E.
Definition
- 1Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de desistir.
- 2Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo 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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