palidecer
[palið̞eˈseɾ]
The verdict
“palidecer” 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 May 6, 2026) - Ponerse pálido o lívido, perder color de piel por enfermedad, debilidad, temor, u otro tipo de emoción intensa y negativa.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | palidecer |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [palið̞eˈseɾ] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “palidecer” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
palidecer is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [palið̞eˈseɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
palidecer doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is palidecer, spelled P-A-L-I-D-E-C-E-R.
Definition
- 1Ponerse pálido o lívido, perder color de piel por enfermedad, debilidad, temor, u otro tipo de emoción intensa y negativa.
- 2Perder fuerza, importancia, aprecio, influencia, significación, prestigio o fama.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “palidecer”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-A-L-I-D-E-C-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [palið̞eˈseɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.