desventurado

[d̪esβ̞ẽn̪t̪uˈɾað̞o]

/[d̪esβ̞ẽn̪t̪uˈɾað̞o]/ adj

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The verdict

“desventurado” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as an adjective - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Desgraciado, infeliz.

Key facts for desventurado
PropertyValue
Headworddesventurado
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[d̪esβ̞ẽn̪t̪uˈɾað̞o]
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “desventurado” sits in Spanish frequency

desventurado falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Spanish words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for desventurado is 12 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [d̪esβ̞ẽn̪t̪uˈɾað̞o]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No generated misspelling entries exist for desventurado 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 its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is desventurado, spelled D-E-S-V-E-N-T-U-R-A-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Desgraciado, infeliz.
  2. 2
    Infausto, aciago.
  3. 3
    Cuitado, sin espíritu.
  4. 4
    Avariento, miserable.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "desventurado"?
"desventurado" is spelled D-E-S-V-E-N-T-U-R-A-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪esβ̞ẽn̪t̪uˈɾað̞o].
What does "desventurado" mean?
As an adjective, "desventurado" means: Desgraciado, infeliz.
How do you pronounce "desventurado"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "desventurado" is [d̪esβ̞ẽn̪t̪uˈɾað̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "desventurado" come from?
"desventurado" 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 “desventurado”

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-D-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [d̪esβ̞ẽn̪t̪uˈɾað̞o] (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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list