desmesura

[d̪esmeˈsuɾa]

/[d̪esmeˈsuɾa]/ noun

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The verdict

“desmesura” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #96,204 among 90,663 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#96,204
frequency rank, Spanish
90,663
“D” headwords

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

Key facts for desmesura
PropertyValue
Headworddesmesura
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[d̪esmeˈsuɾa]
Letters9
Frequency rank#96,204
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “desmesura” 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). desmesura 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

desmesura is uncommon Spanish at frequency #96,204 among 90,663 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [d̪esmeˈsuɾa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Falta de mesura.".

desmesura doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. 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.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 desmesura, spelled D-E-S-M-E-S-U-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Falta de mesura.

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 "desmesura"?
"desmesura" is spelled D-E-S-M-E-S-U-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪esmeˈsuɾa].
What does "desmesura" mean?
As a noun, "desmesura" means: Falta de mesura.
How do you pronounce "desmesura"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "desmesura" is [d̪esmeˈsuɾa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "desmesura" come from?
"desmesura" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “desmesura”

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

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

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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