despejó

[d̪espeˈxo]

/[d̪espeˈxo]/ verb

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The verdict

“despejó” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #59,949 among 90,663 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,949
frequency rank, Spanish
90,663
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de despejar.

Key facts for despejó
PropertyValue
Headworddespejó
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[d̪espeˈxo]
Letters7
Frequency rank#59,949
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “despejó” 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). despejó lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

despejó is uncommon Spanish at frequency #59,949 among 90,663 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [d̪espeˈxo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de despejar.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for despejó, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is despejó, spelled D-E-S-P-E-J-Ó.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo 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 "despejó"?
"despejó" is spelled D-E-S-P-E-J-Ó. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪espeˈxo].
What does "despejó" mean?
As a verb, "despejó" means: Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de despejar.
How do you pronounce "despejó"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "despejó" is [d̪espeˈxo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "despejó" come from?
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Using “despejó”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is D-E-S-P-E-J-Ó - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [d̪espeˈxo] (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