desprevenido
Spanish, adjective/despɾebeˈnido/
desprevenido is a Spanish adjective meaning “unsuspecting” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Que no supo prevenir algo”.
What does desprevenido mean in English?
adjective
- 1
unsuspecting
- 2
unaware, oblivious
- 3
unprepared
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Que no supo prevenir algo.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of desprevenido
- desprevenida feminine
- desprevenidos masculine plural
- desprevenidas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce desprevenido?
- /despɾebeˈnido/
- [d̪es.pɾe.β̞eˈni.ð̞o]
- [d̪espɾeβ̞eˈnið̞o]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to desprevenido
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is desprevenido in Spanish?
desprevenido appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).