despreciados

[d̪espɾeˈsjað̞os]

/[d̪espɾeˈsjað̞os]/ participle

The verdict

“despreciados” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #75,356 among 4,885 “D” headwords), classed as a participle. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,356
frequency rank, Spanish
4,885
“D” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index ES-despreciados · despreciados · Spanish

despreciados · rank #75,356 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #75,356
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH desorganizados

Nearest frequency peer: desorganizados (-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 “despreciados”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for despreciados
PropertyValue
Headworddespreciados
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechParticiple
IPA[d̪espɾeˈsjað̞os]
Letters12
Frequency rank#75,356
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “despreciados” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.despreciadoscae 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: “desorganizados” (#75,355), “despreocupados” (#75,357), “desollado” (#75,354). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “despreciados” va en #75,356. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

despreciados is uncommon Spanish at frequency #75,356 among 4,885 “D” headwords, classed as aparticiple, transcribed [d̪espɾeˈsjað̞os]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forma del plural de despreciado, participio de despreciar.".

despreciados doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is despreciados, spelled D-E-S-P-R-E-C-I-A-D-O-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del plural de despreciado, participio 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 "despreciados"?
"despreciados" is spelled D-E-S-P-R-E-C-I-A-D-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪espɾeˈsjað̞os].
What does "despreciados" mean?
As a participle, "despreciados" means: Forma del plural de despreciado, participio de despreciar.
How do you pronounce "despreciados"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "despreciados" is [d̪espɾeˈsjað̞os]. 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 "despreciados", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list