despistados

[d̪espisˈt̪að̞os]

/[d̪espisˈt̪að̞os]/ participle

The verdict

“despistados” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #59,951 among 4,885 “D” headwords), classed as a participle. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,951
frequency rank, Spanish
4,885
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma del plural de despistado, participio de despistar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-despistados · despistados · Spanish

despistados · rank #59,951 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #59,951
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH despertaste

Nearest frequency peer: despertaste (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “despistados”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “despistados” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for despistados
PropertyValue
Headworddespistados
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechParticiple
IPA[d̪espisˈt̪að̞os]
Letters11
Frequency rank#59,951
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “despistados” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.despistadoscae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “despertaste” (#59,950), “despliegues” (#59,952), “despejó” (#59,949). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “despistados” va en #59,951. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

despistados is uncommon Spanish at frequency #59,951 among 4,885 “D” headwords, classed as aparticiple, transcribed [d̪espisˈt̪að̞os]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forma del plural de despistado, participio de despistar.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for despistados in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No borrowing history is documented 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 despistados, spelled D-E-S-P-I-S-T-A-D-O-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del plural de despistado, participio de despistar.

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 "despistados"?
"despistados" is spelled D-E-S-P-I-S-T-A-D-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪espisˈt̪að̞os].
What does "despistados" mean?
As a participle, "despistados" means: Forma del plural de despistado, participio de despistar.
How do you pronounce "despistados"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "despistados" is [d̪espisˈt̪að̞os]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "despistados", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list