desvelos

[d̪esˈβ̞elos]

/[d̪esˈβ̞elos]/ noun

The verdict

“desvelos” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #56,964 among 90,663 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,964
frequency rank, Spanish
90,663
“D” headwords

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

Key facts for desvelos
PropertyValue
Headworddesvelos
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[d̪esˈβ̞elos]
Letters8
Frequency rank#56,964
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “desvelos” 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). desvelos lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

desvelos is uncommon Spanish at frequency #56,964 among 90,663 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [d̪esˈβ̞elos]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forma del plural de desvelo.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for desvelos in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with 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 desvelos, spelled D-E-S-V-E-L-O-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del plural de desvelo.

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 "desvelos"?
"desvelos" is spelled D-E-S-V-E-L-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪esˈβ̞elos].
What does "desvelos" mean?
As a noun, "desvelos" means: Forma del plural de desvelo.
How do you pronounce "desvelos"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "desvelos" is [d̪esˈβ̞elos]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "desvelos" come from?
"desvelos" 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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Using “desvelos”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is D-E-S-V-E-L-O-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [d̪esˈβ̞elos] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

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