adoquín
[að̞oˈkĩn]
The verdict
“adoquín” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #87,443 among 7,704 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #87,443
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7,704
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Piedra o bloque labrados con superficie polígona, generalmente de prisma rectangular, que se utiliza en la construcción de pavimentos, empedrados y otros usos.
Corpus desk
Index ES-adoquin · adoquín · Spanish
adoquín · rank #87,443 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #87,443
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 7,704
- PHOTO-FINISH adjudicatarios
Nearest frequency peer: adjudicatarios (-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 “adoquín”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- adaptativas
adaptativas
12,563 corpus weight
- adieu
adieu
12,561 corpus weight
- adjudicando
adjudicando
12,560 corpus weight
- adjudicatar…
adjudicatarios
12,559 corpus weight
- adoquín
adoquín
12,558 corpus weight
- adormecimie…
adormecimiento
12,557 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “adoquín” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | adoquín |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [að̞oˈkĩn] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #87,443 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “adoquín” en español
Rare enough to double-check
adoquín is uncommon Spanish at frequency #87,443 among 7,704 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [að̞oˈkĩn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
adoquín doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is adoquín, spelled A-D-O-Q-U-Í-N.
Definition
- 1Piedra o bloque labrados con superficie polígona, generalmente de prisma rectangular, que se utiliza en la construcción de pavimentos, empedrados y otros usos.
- 2Dulce o caramelo con forma de rectángulo, similar por ello al adoquín₁ de construcción.
- 3Persona de poco ingenio, habilidad o conocimiento.
- 4Cubo de hielo con azúcar, para su uso doméstico en bebidas y cocina.
This word in other languages
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.
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