despego
Spanish, verb
despego is spelled D-E-S-P-E-G-O (7 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish, the 39,106th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Despego is a Spanish verb meaning “first-person singular present indicative of despegar” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With an accent, despegó is a different word: “third-person singular preterite indicative of despegar”.
What does despego mean in English?
verb
- 1
first-person singular present indicative of despegar
verb
- 1
third-person singular preterite indicative of despegar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Falta, carencia o pérdida de afición, apego, afecto, deseo, apasionamiento o interés. Distancia, alejamiento, desvío emocional respecto a algo. Actitud neutral ante algo.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of despego
- despegos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to despego
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is despego in Spanish?
despego appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).