disfuncionamiento

[d̪isfũnsjonaˈmjẽn̪t̪o]

/[d̪isfũnsjonaˈmjẽn̪t̪o]/ noun

The verdict

“disfuncionamiento” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
17
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Irregularidad en la manera de funcionar, mal funcionamiento.

Corpus desk

Index ES-disfuncionamiento · disfuncionamiento · Spanish

disfuncionamiento · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 17 letters
  • VOW-8 8 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.

Key facts for disfuncionamiento
PropertyValue
Headworddisfuncionamiento
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[d̪isfũnsjonaˈmjẽn̪t̪o]
Letters17
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “disfuncionamiento” en español

disfuncionamientoqueda fuera de las 100.000 palabras españolas más frecuentes, en la cola larga de vocabulario técnico, arcaico o raro, justo donde más se duda de la ortografía.

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

Rare enough to double-check

disfuncionamiento is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [d̪isfũnsjonaˈmjẽn̪t̪o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Irregularidad en la manera de funcionar, mal funcionamiento.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for disfuncionamiento, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is disfuncionamiento, spelled D-I-S-F-U-N-C-I-O-N-A-M-I-E-N-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Irregularidad en la manera de funcionar, mal funcionamiento.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how disfuncionamiento appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. La Seguridad bien entendida consiste en evitar un disfuncionamiento técnico al mismo tiempo que un “mal” comportamiento humano

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 "disfuncionamiento"?
"disfuncionamiento" is spelled D-I-S-F-U-N-C-I-O-N-A-M-I-E-N-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪isfũnsjonaˈmjẽn̪t̪o].
What does "disfuncionamiento" mean?
As a noun, "disfuncionamiento" means: Irregularidad en la manera de funcionar, mal funcionamiento.
How do you pronounce "disfuncionamiento"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "disfuncionamiento" is [d̪isfũnsjonaˈmjẽn̪t̪o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "disfuncionamiento" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list