dilapidar
[d̪ilapiˈð̞aɾ]
The verdict
“dilapidar” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Destruir o malgastar el patrimonio propio o aquel que se tiene a cargo.
Corpus desk
Index ES-dilapidar · dilapidar · Spanish
dilapidar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dilapidar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [d̪ilapiˈð̞aɾ] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “dilapidar” en español
Rare enough to double-check
dilapidar is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [d̪ilapiˈð̞aɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Destruir o malgastar el patrimonio propio o aquel que se tiene a cargo.".
dilapidar has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is dilapidar, spelled D-I-L-A-P-I-D-A-R.
Definition
- 1Destruir o malgastar el patrimonio propio o aquel que se tiene a cargo.
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.