desperfecto

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁

▲

Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu.

Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is-

Proto-Italic *dis-

Latin dis-

Old Spanish des-

Spanish des-

Proto-Indo-European *per-der.

Proto-Italic *per(i)-

Latin per-

Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-

Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k-

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁kyéti

Proto-Italic *θakjō

Proto-Italic *fakjō

Latin faciō

Latin perficiō

Proto-Indo-European *-tus

Proto-Italic *-tus

Latin -tus

Latin perfectuslbor.

Spanish perfecto

Spanish desperfecto

From des- + perfecto.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /despeɾˈfeɡto/ [d̪es.peɾˈfeɣ̞.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -eɡto
• Syllabification: des‧per‧fec‧to

Noun

desperfecto m (plural desperfectos)

1. flaw, defect

   Synonyms: defecto, pifia

Further reading

• “desperfecto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025