daiquiri

[d̪ajˈkiɾi]

/[d̪ajˈkiɾi]/ noun

The verdict

“daiquiri” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - Cóctel hecho con ron blanco, jugo de limón o de lima y azúcar. Tradicional de Cuba.

Corpus desk

Index ES-daiquiri · daiquiri · Spanish

daiquiri · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-5 5 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 daiquiri
PropertyValue
Headworddaiquiri
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[d̪ajˈkiɾi]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “daiquiri” en español

daiquiriqueda fuera de las 100.000 palabras españolas más frecuentes, en la cola larga de vocabulario técnico, arcaico o raro, justo donde más se duda de la ortografía.

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

Rare enough to double-check

daiquiri is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [d̪ajˈkiɾi]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Cóctel hecho con ron blanco, jugo de limón o de lima y azúcar. Tradicional de Cuba.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for daiquiri, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is daiquiri, spelled D-A-I-Q-U-I-R-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cóctel hecho con ron blanco, jugo de limón o de lima y azúcar. Tradicional de Cuba.

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 "daiquiri"?
"daiquiri" is spelled D-A-I-Q-U-I-R-I. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪ajˈkiɾi].
What does "daiquiri" mean?
As a noun, "daiquiri" means: Cóctel hecho con ron blanco, jugo de limón o de lima y azúcar. Tradicional de Cuba.
How do you pronounce "daiquiri"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "daiquiri" is [d̪ajˈkiɾi]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "daiquiri" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list