destajar
[d̪est̪aˈxaɾ]
The verdict
“destajar” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ajustar y expresar las condiciones con que se ha de hacer alguna cosa.
Corpus desk
Index ES-destajar · destajar · Spanish
destajar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | destajar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [d̪est̪aˈxaɾ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “destajar” en español
Rare enough to double-check
destajar is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [d̪est̪aˈxaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
destajar has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is destajar, spelled D-E-S-T-A-J-A-R.
Definition
- 1Ajustar y expresar las condiciones con que se ha de hacer alguna cosa.
- 2Cortar o dividir algo en porciones o tajadas.
- 3Cortar la baraja en el juego de naipes.
- 4Cortar un proceso o una continuidad en el tiempo o en el espacio.
- 5Hacer perder la orientación, la dirección o el camino.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how destajar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
ya no llueve por la misma faltancia de árboles que ya no hay, en cambio cada año se cambia, ahora sí como se va viendo los suelos se van destajando.
Synonyms
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.