deteriorados

[d̪et̪eɾjoˈɾað̞os]

/[d̪et̪eɾjoˈɾað̞os]/ participle

The verdict

“deteriorados” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #55,536 among 4,885 “D” headwords), classed as a participle. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,536
frequency rank, Spanish
4,885
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma del plural de deteriorado, participio de deteriorar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-deteriorados · deteriorados · Spanish

deteriorados · rank #55,536 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,536
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH detendría

Nearest frequency peer: detendría (-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 “deteriorados”

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 “deteriorados” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for deteriorados
PropertyValue
Headworddeteriorados
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechParticiple
IPA[d̪et̪eɾjoˈɾað̞os]
Letters12
Frequency rank#55,536
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “deteriorados” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).deterioradoscae en esta cola de rareza:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “detendría” (#55,535), “Deuteronomio” (#55,537), “desvergonzado” (#55,534). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “deteriorados” va en #55,536. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

deteriorados is uncommon Spanish at frequency #55,536 among 4,885 “D” headwords, classed as aparticiple, transcribed [d̪et̪eɾjoˈɾað̞os]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forma del plural de deteriorado, participio de deteriorar.".

No misspelling variants are generated for deteriorados in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is deteriorados, spelled D-E-T-E-R-I-O-R-A-D-O-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del plural de deteriorado, participio de deteriorar.

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 "deteriorados"?
"deteriorados" is spelled D-E-T-E-R-I-O-R-A-D-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪et̪eɾjoˈɾað̞os].
What does "deteriorados" mean?
As a participle, "deteriorados" means: Forma del plural de deteriorado, participio de deteriorar.
How do you pronounce "deteriorados"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "deteriorados" is [d̪et̪eɾjoˈɾað̞os]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "deteriorados" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list