despejando

Name: despejando, Spanish Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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[d̪espeˈxãn̪d̪o]

/[d̪espeˈxãn̪d̪o]/ verb

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“despejando” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #53,496 among 90,663 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,496
frequency rank, Spanish: 90,663
“D” headwords

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

Key facts for despejando
Property	Value
Headword	despejando
Language	Spanish
Part of speech	Verb
IPA	[d̪espeˈxãn̪d̪o]
Letters	10
Frequency rank	#53,496
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “despejando” 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). despejando lands here:

#53,496

#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

despejando is uncommon Spanish at frequency #53,496 among 90,663 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [d̪espeˈxãn̪d̪o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gerundio de despejar.".

Zero misspellings are on record for despejando in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is despejando, spelled D-E-S-P-E-J-A-N-D-O.

Definition

1
Gerundio de despejar.

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 "despejando"?

"despejando" is spelled D-E-S-P-E-J-A-N-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪espeˈxãn̪d̪o].

What does "despejando" mean?

As a verb, "despejando" means: Gerundio de despejar.

How do you pronounce "despejando"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "despejando" is [d̪espeˈxãn̪d̪o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "despejando" come from?

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Using “despejando”

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

The one correct Spanish spelling is D-E-S-P-E-J-A-N-D-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [d̪espeˈxãn̪d̪o] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.