despenalizar
[d̪espenaliˈsaɾ]
The verdict
“despenalizar” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #54,830 among 90,663 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #54,830
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 90,663
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Remover la clasificación de delito o falta de una acción o conducta.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | despenalizar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [d̪espenaliˈsaɾ] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #54,830 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “despenalizar” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
despenalizar is uncommon Spanish at frequency #54,830 among 90,663 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [d̪espenaliˈsaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Remover la clasificación de delito o falta de una acción o conducta.".
No misspelling variants are generated for despenalizar in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is despenalizar, spelled D-E-S-P-E-N-A-L-I-Z-A-R.
Definition
- 1Remover la clasificación de delito o falta de una acción o conducta.
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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Using “despenalizar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is D-E-S-P-E-N-A-L-I-Z-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [d̪espenaliˈsaɾ] (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.