desprender

[d̪espɾẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ]

/[d̪espɾẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ]/ verb

The verdict

“desprender” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #56,259 among 4,885 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,259
frequency rank, Spanish
4,885
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Separar lo que estaba fijo a algo; romper la unión de algo con otra cosa.

Corpus desk

Index ES-desprender · desprender · Spanish

desprender · rank #56,259 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,259
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH desobediente

Nearest frequency peer: desobediente (-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 “desprender”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for desprender
PropertyValue
Headworddesprender
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[d̪espɾẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#56,259
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “desprender” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).desprendercae 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: “desobediente” (#56,258), “desinfectar” (#56,257), “destructora” (#56,261). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “desprender” va en #56,259. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

desprender is uncommon Spanish at frequency #56,259 among 4,885 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [d̪espɾẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for desprender in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is desprender, spelled D-E-S-P-R-E-N-D-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Separar lo que estaba fijo a algo; romper la unión de algo con otra cosa.
  2. 2
    Generar algo, echándolo hacia afuera.
  3. 3
    Abrir un broche o sacar un botón de su ojal.

Synonyms

despedirecharemanardesabrochardesabotonar

This word in other languages

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 "desprender"?
"desprender" is spelled D-E-S-P-R-E-N-D-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪espɾẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ].
What does "desprender" mean?
As a verb, "desprender" means: Separar lo que estaba fijo a algo; romper la unión de algo con otra cosa.
How do you pronounce "desprender"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "desprender" is [d̪espɾẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "desprender" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list