desmembrado

[d̪esmẽmˈbɾað̞o]

/[d̪esmẽmˈbɾað̞o]/ verb

The verdict

“desmembrado” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #70,988 among 90,663 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,988
frequency rank, Spanish
90,663
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Participio de desmembrar.

Key facts for desmembrado
PropertyValue
Headworddesmembrado
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[d̪esmẽmˈbɾað̞o]
Letters11
Frequency rank#70,988
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “desmembrado” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). desmembrado lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

desmembrado is uncommon Spanish at frequency #70,988 among 90,663 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [d̪esmẽmˈbɾað̞o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Participio de desmembrar.".

desmembrado has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is desmembrado, spelled D-E-S-M-E-M-B-R-A-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Participio de desmembrar.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "desmembrado"?
"desmembrado" is spelled D-E-S-M-E-M-B-R-A-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪esmẽmˈbɾað̞o].
What does "desmembrado" mean?
As a verb, "desmembrado" means: Participio de desmembrar.
How do you pronounce "desmembrado"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "desmembrado" is [d̪esmẽmˈbɾað̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "desmembrado" come from?
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Using “desmembrado”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is D-E-S-M-E-M-B-R-A-D-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [d̪esmẽmˈbɾað̞o] (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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list