divagar

[d̪iβ̞aˈɣ̞aɾ]

/[d̪iβ̞aˈɣ̞aɾ]/ verb

The verdict

“divagar” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #59,972 among 4,885 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,972
frequency rank, Spanish
4,885
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Abandonar el tema sobre el que se venía tratando.

Corpus desk

Index ES-divagar · divagar · Spanish

divagar · rank #59,972 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #59,972
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH distribuía

Nearest frequency peer: distribuía (-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 “divagar”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for divagar
PropertyValue
Headworddivagar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[d̪iβ̞aˈɣ̞aɾ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#59,972
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “divagar” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).divagarcae 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: “distribuía” (#59,971), “diz” (#59,974), “disminuiría” (#59,969). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “divagar” va en #59,972. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

divagar is uncommon Spanish at frequency #59,972 among 4,885 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [d̪iβ̞aˈɣ̞aɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for divagar, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is divagar, spelled D-I-V-A-G-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Abandonar el tema sobre el que se venía tratando.
  2. 2
    Pensar, hablar o escribir de forma desordenada y dispersa, perdiendo el propósito del discurso.
  3. 3
    Andar por diferentes sitios sin rumbo fijo, sin hallar lo que se busca, o sin un orden determinado.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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 "divagar"?
"divagar" is spelled D-I-V-A-G-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪iβ̞aˈɣ̞aɾ].
What does "divagar" mean?
As a verb, "divagar" means: Abandonar el tema sobre el que se venía tratando.
How do you pronounce "divagar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "divagar" is [d̪iβ̞aˈɣ̞aɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "divagar" come from?
"divagar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list