dale
[ˈd̪ale]
The verdict
“dale” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #2,159. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #2,159
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 4,885
- “D” headwords
- 5
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Se emplea para mostrar aceptación.
Corpus desk
Index ES-dale · dale · Spanish
dale · rank #2,159 · 5 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #2,159
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 5 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,885
- PHOTO-FINISH Córdoba
Nearest frequency peer: Córdoba (-1 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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “dale”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- correr
correr
97,845 corpus weight
- culturales
culturales
97,844 corpus weight
- Córdoba
Córdoba
97,843 corpus weight
- dale
dale
97,842 corpus weight
- descripción
descripción
97,841 corpus weight
- diría
diría
97,840 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “dale” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dale |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Interjection |
| IPA | [ˈd̪ale] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #2,159 |
| Misspellings tracked | 5 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Dónde se sitúa “dale” en la frecuencia del español
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 5 spelling variants around dale (IPA [ˈd̪ale]), aninterjection. Corpus frequency is #2,159 among 4,885 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for dale, with forms such as "adle", "dael", and "dalle". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "de", "del", "dar", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is dale, spelled D-A-L-E.
Definition
- 1Se emplea para mostrar aceptación.
- 2Se emplea para presionar o apurar a alguien para que haga algo.
- 3Se emplea para mostrar que no se está de acuerdo con lo que el interlocutor ha dicho o para hacerlo actuar de modo diferente.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- adle
- dael
- dalle
- ddale
- dlae
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of dale - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "dale", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "dale". Here's where to go from here.
- "dale" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "de". View pair
- 5 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #2,159 among Spanish headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more Spanish words in the "D" letter cohort. D–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.