desacertar

From des- +‎ acertar.

• IPA^(key): /desaθeɾˈtaɾ/ [d̪e.sa.θeɾˈt̪aɾ] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• IPA^(key): /desaseɾˈtaɾ/ [d̪e.sa.seɾˈt̪aɾ] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: de‧sa‧cer‧tar

desacertar (first-person singular present desacierto, first-person singular preterite desacerté, past participle desacertado)

1. (intransitive) to be wrong

   Synonym: errar

   Antonym: acertar

• “desacertar”, 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