desoír

[d̪esoˈiɾ]

/[d̪esoˈiɾ]/ verb

The verdict

“desoír” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Negarse a oír, a escuchar, a poner atención o a hacer caso de lo que dice alguien o algo, especialmente si se trata de advertencias, prohibiciones o peticiones. Hacer caso omiso.

Corpus desk

Index ES-desoir · desoír · Spanish

desoír · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "D" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for desoír
PropertyValue
Headworddesoír
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[d̪esoˈiɾ]
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “desoír” en español

desoírno entra en el top 100.000 del español: zona de términos técnicos, arcaicos o escasos, el terreno típico de la doble comprobación.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

desoír is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [d̪esoˈiɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Negarse a oír, a escuchar, a poner atención o a hacer caso de lo que dice alguien o algo, especialmente si se trata de advertencias, prohibiciones o peticiones. Hacer caso omiso.".

desoír has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is desoír, spelled D-E-S-O-Í-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Negarse a oír, a escuchar, a poner atención o a hacer caso de lo que dice alguien o algo, especialmente si se trata de advertencias, prohibiciones o peticiones. Hacer caso omiso.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how desoír appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Me acordé entonces de los buenos consejos de mi padre y su vaticinio que Dios me negaría su bendición si daba ese paso insensato y tendría tiempo para meditar las consecuencias de haber desoído sus consejos cuando nadie pudiera auxiliarme.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "desoír"?
"desoír" is spelled D-E-S-O-Í-R. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪esoˈiɾ].
What does "desoír" mean?
As a verb, "desoír" means: Negarse a oír, a escuchar, a poner atención o a hacer caso de lo que dice alguien o algo, especialmente si se trata de advertencias, prohibiciones o peticiones. Hacer caso omiso.
How do you pronounce "desoír"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "desoír" is [d̪esoˈiɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "desoír" come from?
"desoír" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list