desempeño

/desemˈpeɲo/

el noun B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
desempeños

Meaning

  1. performance

    • Su desempeño fue excelente.

      His performance was excellent.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

rendimiento

rendimiento specifically means "performance, output, yield," efficiency-focused, like a machine's performance or academic performance; desempeño is broader, how well a role or duty is carried out.

Similar in other languages

French

représentation

représentation is the French word for the same thing — both mean "performance."

Portuguese

desempenho

desempenho is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "performance."

Practice

1 What does desempeño mean?

2 Fill the gap: Su ___ fue excelente.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches desempeño?

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