desempeño

== Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /desemˈpeɲo/ [d̪e.sẽmˈpe.ɲo] Rhymes: -eɲo Syllabification: de‧sem‧pe‧ño === Etymology 1 === Deverbal from desempeñar. ==== Noun ==== desempeño m (plural desempeños) performance Synonym: rendimiento un desempeño meritorio ― a worthy performance ===== Usage notes ===== There are two Spanish words for performance in the workforce: rendimiento and desempeño. The word rendimiento has more to do with performance based on strict efficiency. It has to do with quantitative results, the yield produced or rendered. This is in contrast to desempeño, which has more to do with qualitative performance; more specifically, the quality of something achieved rather than the strict numbers produced. === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== desempeño first-person singular present indicative of desempeñar === Further reading === “desempeño”, 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