dado que
[ˈd̪að̞o ke]
The verdict
“dado que” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Introduce la razón, motivo o causa de algo que se ha mencionado o se va a mencionar después.
Corpus desk
Index ES-dado-que · dado que · Spanish
dado que · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dado que |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˈd̪að̞o ke] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “dado que” en español
Rare enough to double-check
dado que is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˈd̪að̞o ke]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for dado que in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is dado que, spelled D-A-D-O- -Q-U-E.
Definition
- 1Introduce la razón, motivo o causa de algo que se ha mencionado o se va a mencionar después.
- 2En el caso de que, siempre y cuando, suponiendo que, teniendo en cuenta que, considerando que.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how dado que appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Dado que la ley era ambigua, no pudieron procesarlo.
No se hizo el pago, dado que faltaba la firma del gerente.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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.