desistí
[d̪esisˈt̪i]
The verdict
“desistí” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #96,201 among 90,663 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #96,201
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 90,663
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de desistir.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | desistí |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [d̪esisˈt̪i] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #96,201 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “desistí” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
desistí is uncommon Spanish at frequency #96,201 among 90,663 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [d̪esisˈt̪i]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for desistí in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is desistí, spelled D-E-S-I-S-T-Í.
Definition
- 1Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de desistir.
- 2Segunda persona del singular (vos) 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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Using “desistí”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is D-E-S-I-S-T-Í - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [d̪esisˈt̪i] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.