distender
[d̪ist̪ẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ]
The verdict
“distender” 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) - Disminuir la tensión.
Corpus desk
Index ES-distender · distender · Spanish
distender · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | distender |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [d̪ist̪ẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “distender” en español
Rare enough to double-check
distender is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [d̪ist̪ẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
distender doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is distender, spelled D-I-S-T-E-N-D-E-R.
Definition
- 1Disminuir la tensión.
- 2Aflojar o relajar.
- 3Causar una tensión violenta en los tejidos, membranas, etc.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how distender appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Comprobé que las facciones de don Walter se iban distendiendo, que relajaba el ceño y ablandaba el rictus ….
pega a la llama de uno de los cirios la imagen de María Griselda y se dedica a quemarla concienzudamente, y sus rasgos se distienden apaciguados a medida que la bella imagen se esfuma, se parte en cenizas.
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.