desmemoria

[d̪esmeˈmoɾja]

/[d̪esmeˈmoɾja]/ noun

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The verdict

“desmemoria” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #97,269 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.

#97,269
frequency rank, Spanish
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Olvido, falta de memoria.

Key facts for desmemoria
PropertyValue
Headworddesmemoria
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[d̪esmeˈmoɾja]
Letters10
Frequency rank#97,269
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “desmemoria” 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). desmemoria lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for desmemoria is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [d̪esmeˈmoɾja]. Corpus data places it at rank #97,269 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Olvido, falta de memoria.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for desmemoria in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is desmemoria, spelled D-E-S-M-E-M-O-R-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Olvido, falta de memoria.

This word in other languages

forgetfulness(English)

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

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is D-E-S-M-E-M-O-R-I-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [d̪esmeˈmoɾja] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list