dactilografiar

[d̪akt̪iloɣ̞ɾaˈfjaɾ]

/[d̪akt̪iloɣ̞ɾaˈfjaɾ]/ verb

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Generar un texto escrito por medio de una máquina de escribir, un teclado electrónico, un computador, etc. Escribir a máquina, en oposición a hacerlo a mano (manuscribir).

Corpus desk

Index ES-dactilografiar · dactilografiar · Spanish

dactilografiar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "D" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for dactilografiar
PropertyValue
Headworddactilografiar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[d̪akt̪iloɣ̞ɾaˈfjaɾ]
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “dactilografiar” en español

dactilografiarestá más allá de las 100.000 formas más frecuentes del español, en la cola de léxico especializado o poco usado donde la duda ortográfica aprieta.

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

Rare enough to double-check

dactilografiar is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [d̪akt̪iloɣ̞ɾaˈfjaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Generar un texto escrito por medio de una máquina de escribir, un teclado electrónico, un computador, etc. Escribir a máquina, en oposición a hacerlo a mano (manuscribir).".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for dactilografiar, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is dactilografiar, spelled D-A-C-T-I-L-O-G-R-A-F-I-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Generar un texto escrito por medio de una máquina de escribir, un teclado electrónico, un computador, etc. Escribir a máquina, en oposición a hacerlo a mano (manuscribir).

Synonyms

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 "dactilografiar"?
"dactilografiar" is spelled D-A-C-T-I-L-O-G-R-A-F-I-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪akt̪iloɣ̞ɾaˈfjaɾ].
What does "dactilografiar" mean?
As a verb, "dactilografiar" means: Generar un texto escrito por medio de una máquina de escribir, un teclado electrónico, un computador, etc. Escribir a máquina, en oposición a hacerlo a mano (manuscribir).
How do you pronounce "dactilografiar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dactilografiar" is [d̪akt̪iloɣ̞ɾaˈfjaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dactilografiar" come from?
"dactilografiar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list