desperdiciaron
[d̪espeɾð̞iˈsjaɾõn]
The verdict
“desperdiciaron” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #98,335 among 90,663 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #98,335
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 90,663
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de desperdiciar.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | desperdiciaron |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [d̪espeɾð̞iˈsjaɾõn] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Frequency rank | #98,335 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “desperdiciaron” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
desperdiciaron is uncommon Spanish at frequency #98,335 among 90,663 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [d̪espeɾð̞iˈsjaɾõn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de desperdiciar.".
No misspelling variants are generated for desperdiciaron in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is desperdiciaron, spelled D-E-S-P-E-R-D-I-C-I-A-R-O-N.
Definition
- 1Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de desperdiciar.
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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- The one correct Spanish spelling is D-E-S-P-E-R-D-I-C-I-A-R-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.