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dáctilo

Spanish, noun/ˈdaɡtilo/

dáctilo is spelled D-Á-C-T-I-L-O (7 letters) and appears about once in every 28 million words in written Spanish, the 191,875th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Dáctilo is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “dactyl” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does dáctilo mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculinedactyl

prefix

as dactilo-
  1. 1

    finger

suffix

as -dáctilo
  1. 1

    -dactyl

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

prefix: 1. Se usa con el significado de dedo.

suffix: 1. Significa' "dedo".

The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.

Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of dáctilo

  • dáctilos plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce dáctilo?

  • /ˈdaɡtilo/
  • [ˈd̪aɣ̞.t̪i.lo]
  • /daɡtilo/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to dáctilo

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is dáctilo in Spanish?

dáctilo appears about once in every 28 million words in written Spanish.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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