deteniéndose
Spanish, verb[d̪et̪eˈnjẽn̪d̪ose]
deteniéndose is spelled D-E-T-E-N-I-É-N-D-O-S-E (12 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written Spanish, the 63,642nd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Deteniéndose is a Spanish verb meaning “gerund of detener combined with se” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Gerundio de detener, con el pronombre «se» enclítico”.
What does deteniéndose mean in English?
verb
- 1
gerund of detener combined with se
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Gerundio de detener, con el pronombre «se» enclítico.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce deteniéndose?
- [d̪et̪eˈnjẽn̪d̪ose]
- [d̪et̪eniˈẽn̪d̪ose]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is deteniéndose in Spanish?
deteniéndose appears about once in every 3 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).