desprovista

[d̪espɾoˈβ̞ist̪a]

/[d̪espɾoˈβ̞ist̪a]/ participle

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The verdict

“desprovista” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #51,528 among 90,663 “D” headwords), classed as a participle. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,528
frequency rank, Spanish
90,663
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Forma del femenino de desprovisto, participio irregular de desproveer.

Key facts for desprovista
PropertyValue
Headworddesprovista
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechParticiple
IPA[d̪espɾoˈβ̞ist̪a]
Letters11
Frequency rank#51,528
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “desprovista” 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). desprovista lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

desprovista is uncommon Spanish at frequency #51,528 among 90,663 “D” headwords, classed as aparticiple, transcribed [d̪espɾoˈβ̞ist̪a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forma del femenino de desprovisto, participio irregular de desproveer.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for desprovista, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is desprovista, spelled D-E-S-P-R-O-V-I-S-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del femenino de desprovisto, participio irregular de desproveer.

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

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

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

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