desposado

[d̪espoˈsað̞o]

/[d̪espoˈsað̞o]/ adj

The verdict

“desposado” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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) - Que se ha casado recientemente.

Corpus desk

Index ES-desposado · desposado · Spanish

desposado · 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.

Key facts for desposado
PropertyValue
Headworddesposado
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[d̪espoˈsað̞o]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “desposado” en español

desposadoqueda fuera de las 100.000 palabras españolas más frecuentes, en la cola larga de vocabulario técnico, arcaico o raro, justo donde más se duda de la ortografía.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

desposado is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [d̪espoˈsað̞o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

desposado has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file 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 desposado, spelled D-E-S-P-O-S-A-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que se ha casado recientemente.
  2. 2
    Que esta sujetado con esposas.

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "desposado"?
"desposado" is spelled D-E-S-P-O-S-A-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪espoˈsað̞o].
What does "desposado" mean?
As an adjective, "desposado" means: Que se ha casado recientemente.
How do you pronounce "desposado"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "desposado" is [d̪espoˈsað̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "desposado" come from?
"desposado" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list