deslumbrar
[d̪eslũmˈbɾaɾ]
The verdict
“deslumbrar” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #64,548 among 90,663 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #64,548
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 90,663
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ofuscar la vista o confundirla con la demasiada luz.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | deslumbrar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [d̪eslũmˈbɾaɾ] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #64,548 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “deslumbrar” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
deslumbrar is uncommon Spanish at frequency #64,548 among 90,663 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [d̪eslũmˈbɾaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for deslumbrar in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is deslumbrar, spelled D-E-S-L-U-M-B-R-A-R.
Definition
- 1Ofuscar la vista o confundirla con la demasiada luz.
- 2Dejar a uno dudoso, incierto y confuso, de suerte que no conozca el verdadero designio o intento de otro.
- 3Producir impresión con estudiado exceso de lujo.
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 “deslumbrar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is D-E-S-L-U-M-B-R-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [d̪eslũmˈbɾaɾ] (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.