vergonzante

[beɾɣ̞õnˈsãn̪t̪e]

/[beɾɣ̞õnˈsãn̪t̪e]/ adj

The verdict

“vergonzante” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #55,309 among 1,793 “V” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,309
frequency rank, Spanish
1,793
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que tiene vergüenza. Aplícase regularmente al que pide limosna con cierto disimulo o encubriéndose.

Corpus desk

Index ES-vergonzante · vergonzante · Spanish

vergonzante · rank #55,309 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,309
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,793
  • PHOTO-FINISH vellos

Nearest frequency peer: vellos (-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 “vergonzante”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for vergonzante
PropertyValue
Headwordvergonzante
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[beɾɣ̞õnˈsãn̪t̪e]
Letters11
Frequency rank#55,309
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “vergonzante” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).vergonzantecae 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: “vellos” (#55,308), “vernácula” (#55,310), “vespa” (#55,311). Entre 1,793 lemas con “V”, “vergonzante” va en #55,309. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

vergonzante is uncommon Spanish at frequency #55,309 among 1,793 “V” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [beɾɣ̞õnˈsãn̪t̪e]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Que tiene vergüenza. Aplícase regularmente al que pide limosna con cierto disimulo o encubriéndose.".

No misspelling variants are generated for vergonzante in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is vergonzante, spelled V-E-R-G-O-N-Z-A-N-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que tiene vergüenza. Aplícase regularmente al que pide limosna con cierto disimulo o encubriéndose.

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 "vergonzante"?
"vergonzante" is spelled V-E-R-G-O-N-Z-A-N-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [beɾɣ̞õnˈsãn̪t̪e].
What does "vergonzante" mean?
As an adjective, "vergonzante" means: Que tiene vergüenza. Aplícase regularmente al que pide limosna con cierto disimulo o encubriéndose.
How do you pronounce "vergonzante"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vergonzante" is [beɾɣ̞õnˈsãn̪t̪e]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list