desventura
[d̪esβ̞ẽn̪ˈt̪uɾa]
The verdict
“desventura” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #77,163 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #77,163
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Suerte adversa.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | desventura |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [d̪esβ̞ẽn̪ˈt̪uɾa] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #77,163 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “desventura” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for desventura is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [d̪esβ̞ẽn̪ˈt̪uɾa]. Corpus data places it at rank #77,163 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No generated misspelling entries exist for desventura in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is desventura, spelled D-E-S-V-E-N-T-U-R-A.
Definition
- 1Suerte adversa.
- 2Caso o acontecimiento adverso o funesto.
- 3Motivo de aflicción originado de un caso o acontecimiento contrario a lo que convenía o se deseaba.
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.
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Using “desventura”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is D-E-S-V-E-N-T-U-R-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [d̪esβ̞ẽn̪ˈt̪uɾa] (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
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.