déspotas

[ˈd̪espot̪as]

/[ˈd̪espot̪as]/ noun

The verdict

“déspotas” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #57,717 among 4,885 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,717
frequency rank, Spanish
4,885
“D” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index ES-despotas · déspotas · Spanish

déspotas · rank #57,717 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #57,717
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH Düsseldorf

Nearest frequency peer: Düsseldorf (+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 “déspotas”

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 “déspotas” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for déspotas
PropertyValue
Headworddéspotas
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈd̪espot̪as]
Letters8
Frequency rank#57,717
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “déspotas” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).déspotascae en esta cola de rareza:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “Düsseldorf” (#57,718), “doubt” (#57,715), “domesticar” (#57,713). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “déspotas” va en #57,717. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

déspotas is uncommon Spanish at frequency #57,717 among 4,885 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈd̪espot̪as]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forma del plural de déspota.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for déspotas, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, 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 its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is déspotas, spelled D-É-S-P-O-T-A-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del plural de déspota.

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 "déspotas"?
"déspotas" is spelled D-É-S-P-O-T-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈd̪espot̪as].
What does "déspotas" mean?
As a noun, "déspotas" means: Forma del plural de déspota.
How do you pronounce "déspotas"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "déspotas" is [ˈd̪espot̪as]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "déspotas" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list