detestar
[d̪et̪esˈt̪aɾ]
The verdict
“detestar” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #71,821 among 4,885 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #71,821
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 4,885
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sentir intenso rechazo hacia algo o alguien
Corpus desk
Index ES-detestar · detestar · Spanish
detestar · rank #71,821 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #71,821
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,885
- PHOTO-FINISH detallaba
Nearest frequency peer: detallaba (-2 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 “detestar”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- destruirán
destruirán
28,184 corpus weight
- desvincular
desvincular
28,183 corpus weight
- detallaba
detallaba
28,182 corpus weight
- detestar
detestar
28,180 corpus weight
- difaman
difaman
28,177 corpus weight
- dilaciones
dilaciones
28,176 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “detestar” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | detestar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [d̪et̪esˈt̪aɾ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #71,821 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “detestar” en español
Rare enough to double-check
detestar is uncommon Spanish at frequency #71,821 among 4,885 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [d̪et̪esˈt̪aɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for detestar in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is detestar, spelled D-E-T-E-S-T-A-R.
Definition
- 1Sentir intenso rechazo hacia algo o alguien
- 2Maldecir tomando el cielo por testigo.
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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