divagando

[d̪iβ̞aˈɣ̞ãn̪d̪o]

/[d̪iβ̞aˈɣ̞ãn̪d̪o]/ verb

The verdict

“divagando” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #72,697 among 4,885 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,697
frequency rank, Spanish
4,885
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gerundio de divagar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-divagando · divagando · Spanish

divagando · rank #72,697 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,697
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH distrayendo

Nearest frequency peer: distrayendo (-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 “divagando”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for divagando
PropertyValue
Headworddivagando
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[d̪iβ̞aˈɣ̞ãn̪d̪o]
Letters9
Frequency rank#72,697
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “divagando” en español

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

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “distrayendo” (#72,696), “distinguieron” (#72,694), “doblaron” (#72,700). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “divagando” va en #72,697. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

divagando is uncommon Spanish at frequency #72,697 among 4,885 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [d̪iβ̞aˈɣ̞ãn̪d̪o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gerundio de divagar.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for divagando, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is divagando, spelled D-I-V-A-G-A-N-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gerundio de divagar.

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 "divagando"?
"divagando" is spelled D-I-V-A-G-A-N-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪iβ̞aˈɣ̞ãn̪d̪o].
What does "divagando" mean?
As a verb, "divagando" means: Gerundio de divagar.
How do you pronounce "divagando"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "divagando" is [d̪iβ̞aˈɣ̞ãn̪d̪o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "divagando" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list