desprotegidas

[d̪espɾot̪eˈxið̞as]

/[d̪espɾot̪eˈxið̞as]/ participle

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The verdict

“desprotegidas” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #83,841 among 90,663 “D” headwords), classed as a participle. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#83,841
frequency rank, Spanish
90,663
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Forma del femenino plural de desprotegido, participio de desproteger.

Key facts for desprotegidas
PropertyValue
Headworddesprotegidas
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechParticiple
IPA[d̪espɾot̪eˈxið̞as]
Letters13
Frequency rank#83,841
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “desprotegidas” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). desprotegidas lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

desprotegidas is uncommon Spanish at frequency #83,841 among 90,663 “D” headwords, classed as aparticiple, transcribed [d̪espɾot̪eˈxið̞as]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forma del femenino plural de desprotegido, participio de desproteger.".

No misspelling variants are generated for desprotegidas in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is desprotegidas, spelled D-E-S-P-R-O-T-E-G-I-D-A-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del femenino plural de desprotegido, participio de desproteger.

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 "desprotegidas"?
"desprotegidas" is spelled D-E-S-P-R-O-T-E-G-I-D-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪espɾot̪eˈxið̞as].
What does "desprotegidas" mean?
As a participle, "desprotegidas" means: Forma del femenino plural de desprotegido, participio de desproteger.
How do you pronounce "desprotegidas"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "desprotegidas" is [d̪espɾot̪eˈxið̞as]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "desprotegidas" come from?
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Using “desprotegidas”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is D-E-S-P-R-O-T-E-G-I-D-A-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [d̪espɾot̪eˈxið̞as] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list