Daegu

[d̪aˈeɣ̞u]

/[d̪aˈeɣ̞u]/ name

The verdict

“Daegu” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #82,817 among 4,885 “D” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#82,817
frequency rank, Spanish
4,885
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Es la tercera ciudad en importancia de Corea del Sur. Es una ciudad universitaria; posee la principal industria textil de Corea; y también le dan su sello la medicina oriental, sus parques y jardin...

Corpus desk

Index ES-daegu · Daegu · Spanish

Daegu · rank #82,817 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #82,817
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH danzón

Nearest frequency peer: danzón (+2 rank slots)

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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “Daegu”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “Daegu” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Daegu
PropertyValue
HeadwordDaegu
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[d̪aˈeɣ̞u]
Letters5
Frequency rank#82,817
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “Daegu” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.Daegucae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “danzón” (#82,819), “cáustico” (#82,814), “Dayan” (#82,821). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “Daegu” va en #82,817. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Daegu is uncommon Spanish at frequency #82,817 among 4,885 “D” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [d̪aˈeɣ̞u]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Es la tercera ciudad en importancia de Corea del Sur. Es una ciudad universitaria; posee la principal industria textil de Corea; y también le dan su sello la medicina oriental, sus parques y jardin...".

Daegu has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is Daegu, spelled D-A-E-G-U.

Definition

  1. 1
    Es la tercera ciudad en importancia de Corea del Sur. Es una ciudad universitaria; posee la principal industria textil de Corea; y también le dan su sello la medicina oriental, sus parques y jardines, y su religiosidad (budismo, Confucio).

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 "Daegu"?
"Daegu" is spelled D-A-E-G-U. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪aˈeɣ̞u].
What does "Daegu" mean?
As a proper noun, "Daegu" means: Es la tercera ciudad en importancia de Corea del Sur. Es una ciudad universitaria; posee la principal industria textil de Corea; y también le dan su sello la medicina oriental, sus parques y jardin...
How do you pronounce "Daegu"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Daegu" is [d̪aˈeɣ̞u]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Daegu", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list