desperdigados

[d̪espeɾð̞iˈɣ̞að̞os]

/[d̪espeɾð̞iˈɣ̞að̞os]/ participle

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The verdict

“desperdigados” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #72,677 among 90,663 “D” headwords), classed as a participle. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,677
frequency rank, Spanish
90,663
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Forma del plural de desperdigado, participio de desperdigar.

Key facts for desperdigados
PropertyValue
Headworddesperdigados
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechParticiple
IPA[d̪espeɾð̞iˈɣ̞að̞os]
Letters13
Frequency rank#72,677
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “desperdigados” 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). desperdigados lands here:

#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

desperdigados is uncommon Spanish at frequency #72,677 among 90,663 “D” headwords, classed as aparticiple, transcribed [d̪espeɾð̞iˈɣ̞að̞os]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forma del plural de desperdigado, participio de desperdigar.".

Zero misspellings are on record for desperdigados in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

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 desperdigados, spelled D-E-S-P-E-R-D-I-G-A-D-O-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del plural de desperdigado, participio de desperdigar.

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 "desperdigados"?
"desperdigados" is spelled D-E-S-P-E-R-D-I-G-A-D-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪espeɾð̞iˈɣ̞að̞os].
What does "desperdigados" mean?
As a participle, "desperdigados" means: Forma del plural de desperdigado, participio de desperdigar.
How do you pronounce "desperdigados"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "desperdigados" is [d̪espeɾð̞iˈɣ̞að̞os]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "desperdigados" come from?
"desperdigados" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “desperdigados”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is D-E-S-P-E-R-D-I-G-A-D-O-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [d̪espeɾð̞iˈɣ̞að̞os] (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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list