desmán
Spanish, noun/desˈman/
desmán is spelled D-E-S-M-Á-N (6 letters) and appears about once in every 11 million words in written Spanish, the 123,873rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Desmán is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “abuse, excess” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Exceso, desorden, demasía en obras o palabras; tropelía”.
What does desmán mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineabuse, excess
noun
- 1
masculinedesman (animal)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Exceso, desorden, demasía en obras o palabras; tropelía. 2. Desgracia, o suceso infausto.
noun: 1. (Desmanini) Mamífero insectívoro parecido al musgaño, de unos 25 cm. de largo, contando la cola; hocico prolongado en figura de trompa, pies palmeados, pelaje espeso y pardusco y cola escamosa, comprimida lateralmente.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of desmán
- desmanes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce desmán?
- /desˈman/
- [d̪ezˈmãn]
- [d̪esˈmãn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to desmán
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is desmán in Spanish?
desmán appears about once in every 11 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).