dabo

/ˈda.boː/

//ˈda.boː// verb

The verdict

“dabo” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #92,882 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.

#92,882
frequency rank, Spanish
4
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Primera persona del singular del futuro activo de indicativo de dō.

Key facts for dabo
PropertyValue
Headworddabo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ˈda.boː/
Letters4
Frequency rank#92,882
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “dabo” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). dabo lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for dabo is 4 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈda.boː/. Corpus data places it at rank #92,882 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Primera persona del singular del futuro activo de indicativo de dō.".

dabo doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is dabo, spelled D-A-B-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Primera persona del singular del futuro activo de indicativo de dō.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "dabo"?
"dabo" is spelled D-A-B-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈda.boː/.
What does "dabo" mean?
As a verb, "dabo" means: Primera persona del singular del futuro activo de indicativo de dō.
How do you pronounce "dabo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dabo" is /ˈda.boː/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dabo" come from?
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Using “dabo”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is D-A-B-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈda.boː/ (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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list