despiojar
[d̪espjoˈxaɾ]
The verdict
“despiojar” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Quitar las pulgas o piojos.
Corpus desk
Index ES-despiojar · despiojar · Spanish
despiojar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | despiojar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [d̪espjoˈxaɾ] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “despiojar” en español
Rare enough to double-check
despiojar is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [d̪espjoˈxaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for despiojar, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 despiojar, spelled D-E-S-P-I-O-J-A-R.
Definition
- 1Quitar las pulgas o piojos.
- 2Figuradamente, ayudar a salir de la pobreza.
- 3Podar un árbol de ramas o chupones que lo debiliten.
Synonyms
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.