desvanecer

[d̪esβ̞aneˈseɾ]

/[d̪esβ̞aneˈseɾ]/ verb

The verdict

“desvanecer” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #89,781 among 4,885 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,781
frequency rank, Spanish
4,885
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hacer que las partículas de un cuerpo se difundan, disuelvan, difuminen, disipen o disgreguen en otro.

Corpus desk

Index ES-desvanecer · desvanecer · Spanish

desvanecer · rank #89,781 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #89,781
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH destruyes

Nearest frequency peer: destruyes (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “desvanecer”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “desvanecer” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for desvanecer
PropertyValue
Headworddesvanecer
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[d̪esβ̞aneˈseɾ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#89,781
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “desvanecer” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.desvanecercae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “destruyes” (#89,780), “desviaba” (#89,782), “destroy” (#89,779). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “desvanecer” va en #89,781. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

desvanecer is uncommon Spanish at frequency #89,781 among 4,885 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [d̪esβ̞aneˈseɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for desvanecer in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 desvanecer, spelled D-E-S-V-A-N-E-C-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hacer que las partículas de un cuerpo se difundan, disuelvan, difuminen, disipen o disgreguen en otro.
  2. 2
    Hacer que un color vaya perdiendo intensidad mientras otro la va ganando gradualmente.
  3. 3
    Hacer que algo desaparezca o deje de estar presente, visible, influyente, etc.
  4. 4
    Sufrir un desmayo, perder la conciencia o el sentido.
  5. 5
    Causar vanidad, presunción, envanecimiento, o inducir a ellos.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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 "desvanecer"?
"desvanecer" is spelled D-E-S-V-A-N-E-C-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪esβ̞aneˈseɾ].
What does "desvanecer" mean?
As a verb, "desvanecer" means: Hacer que las partículas de un cuerpo se difundan, disuelvan, difuminen, disipen o disgreguen en otro.
How do you pronounce "desvanecer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "desvanecer" is [d̪esβ̞aneˈseɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "desvanecer" come from?
"desvanecer" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "desvanecer", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list