desprender
[d̪espɾẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ]
The verdict
“desprender” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #56,259 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.
- #56,259
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Separar lo que estaba fijo a algo; romper la unión de algo con otra cosa.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | desprender |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [d̪espɾẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #56,259 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “desprender” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for desprender is 10 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [d̪espɾẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #56,259 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1Separar lo que estaba fijo a algo; romper la unión de algo con otra cosa.
- 2Generar algo, echándolo hacia afuera.
- 3Abrir un broche o sacar un botón de su ojal.
Synonyms
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.
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Using “desprender”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is D-E-S-P-R-E-N-D-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [d̪espɾẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.