desmoralizar
[d̪esmoɾaliˈsaɾ]
The verdict
“desmoralizar” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #79,063 among 4,885 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #79,063
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 4,885
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hacer bajar profundamente el entusiasmo o el ánimo.
Corpus desk
Index ES-desmoralizar · desmoralizar · Spanish
desmoralizar · rank #79,063 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #79,063
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,885
- PHOTO-FINISH despampanante
Nearest frequency peer: despampanante (+1 rank slots)
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Rangos de cola larga cerca de “desmoralizar”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- desgarrador…
desgarradoras
20,942 corpus weight
- desinformada
desinformada
20,940 corpus weight
- desmoralizar
desmoralizar
20,938 corpus weight
- despampanan…
despampanante
20,937 corpus weight
- despiadadas
despiadadas
20,936 corpus weight
- desplante
desplante
20,935 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “desmoralizar” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | desmoralizar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [d̪esmoɾaliˈsaɾ] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #79,063 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “desmoralizar” en español
Rare enough to double-check
desmoralizar is uncommon Spanish at frequency #79,063 among 4,885 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [d̪esmoɾaliˈsaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for desmoralizar, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is desmoralizar, spelled D-E-S-M-O-R-A-L-I-Z-A-R.
Definition
- 1Hacer bajar profundamente el entusiasmo o el ánimo.
- 2Causar pérdida o descenso de las buenas costumbres o de los principios morales socialmente establecidos, por dar mal ejemplo, difundir doctrinas inmorales, etc.
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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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