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 September 3, 2026) - Ponerse pálido o lívido, perder color de piel por enfermedad, debilidad, temor, u otro tipo de emoción intensa y negativa.
Corpus desk
Index ES-palidecer · palidecer · Spanish
palidecer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" 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 | palidecer |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [palið̞eˈseɾ] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “palidecer” en español
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.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how palidecer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Se había aferrado al brazo de su marido deseando hablar, explicar, y fue aquí donde su pánico, rebelde, saltó por sobre todo argumento: —«Quiero irme.
Él la miró intensamente. Nunca había visto ella palidecer a nadie. Desde ese momento supo lo que era: una blancura insólita afilando el pómulo, una cara inmóvil donde sólo viven los ojos, brillantes y fijos.".
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.