archiduque
[aɾt͡ʃiˈð̞uke]
The verdict
“archiduque” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #31,207 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #31,207
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 10
- letters
- 14
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Título nobiliario de los príncipes de la casa de Austria.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | archiduque |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [aɾt͡ʃiˈð̞uke] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #31,207 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “archiduque” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for archiduque is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [aɾt͡ʃiˈð̞uke]. Corpus data places it at rank #31,207 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for archiduque, with forms such as "acrhiduque", "arcchiduque", and "archdiuque". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is archiduque, spelled A-R-C-H-I-D-U-Q-U-E.
Definition
- 1Título nobiliario de los príncipes de la casa de Austria.
- 2En la antigüedad, duque con una mayor autoridad o dignidad que otros duques.
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: acrhiduque,arcchiduque,archdiuque,archhiduque,archidduque,archidquue,archiduqeu,archiduqque,archiduuqe,archiudque,arcihduque,arhciduque,arrchiduque,rachiduque
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of archiduque - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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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Using “archiduque”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is A-R-C-H-I-D-U-Q-U-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [aɾt͡ʃiˈð̞uke] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.