despreciaba

[d̪espɾeˈsjaβ̞a]

/[d̪espɾeˈsjaβ̞a]/ verb

The verdict

“despreciaba” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #61,503 among 4,885 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,503
frequency rank, Spanish
4,885
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de despreciar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-despreciaba · despreciaba · Spanish

despreciaba · rank #61,503 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,503
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH desordenes

Nearest frequency peer: desordenes (-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 “despreciaba”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for despreciaba
PropertyValue
Headworddespreciaba
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[d̪espɾeˈsjaβ̞a]
Letters11
Frequency rank#61,503
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “despreciaba” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.despreciabacae 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: “desordenes” (#61,502), “desmembramiento” (#61,501), “destinarán” (#61,505). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “despreciaba” va en #61,503. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

despreciaba is uncommon Spanish at frequency #61,503 among 4,885 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [d̪espɾeˈsjaβ̞a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for despreciaba in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is despreciaba, spelled D-E-S-P-R-E-C-I-A-B-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de despreciar.
  2. 2
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de despreciar.

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 "despreciaba"?
"despreciaba" is spelled D-E-S-P-R-E-C-I-A-B-A. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪espɾeˈsjaβ̞a].
What does "despreciaba" mean?
As a verb, "despreciaba" means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de despreciar.
How do you pronounce "despreciaba"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "despreciaba" is [d̪espɾeˈsjaβ̞a]. 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 "despreciaba", 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