dactilografía

[d̪akt̪iloɣ̞ɾaˈfia]

/[d̪akt̪iloɣ̞ɾaˈfia]/ noun

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The verdict

“dactilografía” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Conjunto de técnicas y procedimientos para escribir a máquina o en teclados electrónicos.

Key facts for dactilografía
PropertyValue
Headworddactilografía
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[d̪akt̪iloɣ̞ɾaˈfia]
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “dactilografía” sits in Spanish frequency

dactilografía falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Spanish words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

dactilografía is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [d̪akt̪iloɣ̞ɾaˈfia]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Conjunto de técnicas y procedimientos para escribir a máquina o en teclados electrónicos.".

dactilografía has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is dactilografía, spelled D-A-C-T-I-L-O-G-R-A-F-Í-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Conjunto de técnicas y procedimientos para escribir a máquina o en teclados electrónicos.

Synonyms

mecanografía

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "dactilografía"?
"dactilografía" is spelled D-A-C-T-I-L-O-G-R-A-F-Í-A. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪akt̪iloɣ̞ɾaˈfia].
What does "dactilografía" mean?
As a noun, "dactilografía" means: Conjunto de técnicas y procedimientos para escribir a máquina o en teclados electrónicos.
How do you pronounce "dactilografía"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dactilografía" is [d̪akt̪iloɣ̞ɾaˈfia]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dactilografía" come from?
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Using “dactilografía”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is D-A-C-T-I-L-O-G-R-A-F-Í-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [d̪akt̪iloɣ̞ɾaˈfia] (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