desprolijo
[d̪espɾoˈlixo]
The verdict
“desprolijo” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sin prolijidad; sin esmero ni cuidado.
Corpus desk
Index ES-desprolijo · desprolijo · Spanish
desprolijo · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | desprolijo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [d̪espɾoˈlixo] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “desprolijo” en español
Rare enough to double-check
desprolijo is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [d̪espɾoˈlixo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for desprolijo in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is desprolijo, spelled D-E-S-P-R-O-L-I-J-O.
Definition
- 1Sin prolijidad; sin esmero ni cuidado.
- 2Dicho de una persona: falto de dedicación, esmero, y cuidado.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.