Ciudad del Vaticano
[sjuˈð̞að̞ d̪el β̞at̪iˈkano]
The verdict
“Ciudad del Vaticano” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 19
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ciudad-estado, enclavada en la urbe de Roma (Italia), sobre la colina del Vaticano, siendo el país más pequeño del mundo. Es la sede de la Iglesia católica.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Ciudad del Vaticano |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [sjuˈð̞að̞ d̪el β̞at̪iˈkano] |
| Letters | 19 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Ciudad del Vaticano” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Ciudad del Vaticano is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [sjuˈð̞að̞ d̪el β̞at̪iˈkano]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ciudad-estado, enclavada en la urbe de Roma (Italia), sobre la colina del Vaticano, siendo el país más pequeño del mundo. Es la sede de la Iglesia católica.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Ciudad del Vaticano in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is Ciudad del Vaticano, spelled C-I-U-D-A-D- -D-E-L- -V-A-T-I-C-A-N-O.
Definition
- 1Ciudad-estado, enclavada en la urbe de Roma (Italia), sobre la colina del Vaticano, siendo el país más pequeño del mundo. Es la sede de la Iglesia católica.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Ciudad del Vaticano”
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- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-I-U-D-A-D- -D-E-L- -V-A-T-I-C-A-N-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [sjuˈð̞að̞ d̪el β̞at̪iˈkano] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.