despertada

[d̪espeɾˈt̪að̞a]

/[d̪espeɾˈt̪að̞a]/ participle

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The verdict

“despertada” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #85,682 among 90,663 “D” headwords), classed as a participle. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,682
frequency rank, Spanish
90,663
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Forma del femenino de despertado, participio de despertar.

Key facts for despertada
PropertyValue
Headworddespertada
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechParticiple
IPA[d̪espeɾˈt̪að̞a]
Letters10
Frequency rank#85,682
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “despertada” 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). despertada lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

despertada is uncommon Spanish at frequency #85,682 among 90,663 “D” headwords, classed as aparticiple, transcribed [d̪espeɾˈt̪að̞a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forma del femenino de despertado, participio de despertar.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for despertada, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 despertada, spelled D-E-S-P-E-R-T-A-D-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del femenino de despertado, participio de despertar.

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 "despertada"?
"despertada" is spelled D-E-S-P-E-R-T-A-D-A. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪espeɾˈt̪að̞a].
What does "despertada" mean?
As a participle, "despertada" means: Forma del femenino de despertado, participio de despertar.
How do you pronounce "despertada"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "despertada" is [d̪espeɾˈt̪að̞a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "despertada" come from?
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Using “despertada”

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

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