dancing
/ˈdɑːn.sɪŋ/
The verdict
“dancing” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #41,282. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #41,282
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 4,885
- “D” headwords
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Danzante, que baila.
Corpus desk
Index ES-dancing · dancing · Spanish
dancing · rank #41,282 · 12 variants · 3 confusables
- FREQ-MID #41,282
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
- VAR-MID 12 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,885
- PHOTO-FINISH damn
Nearest frequency peer: damn (-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 “dancing”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- cul
cul
58,723 corpus weight
- cuádruple
cuádruple
58,722 corpus weight
- damn
damn
58,720 corpus weight
- dancing
dancing
58,719 corpus weight
- danzantes
danzantes
58,718 corpus weight
- dañaron
dañaron
58,716 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “dancing” 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 | dancing |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈdɑːn.sɪŋ/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #41,282 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “dancing” sits in Spanish frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 12 spelling variants around dancing (IPA /ˈdɑːn.sɪŋ/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #41,282 among 4,885 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Danzante, que baila.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for dancing, with forms such as "adncing", "dacning", and "danccing". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "dañino", "dañina", "darling", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
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 dancing, spelled D-A-N-C-I-N-G.
Definition
- 1Danzante, que baila.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- adncing
- dacning
- danccing
- dancign
- dancingg
- dancinng
- dancnig
- danicng
- danncing
- dansing
- ddancing
- dnacing
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of dancing - 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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "dancing", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "dancing". Here's where to go from here.
- "dancing" maps to 3 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "dañino". View pair
- 12 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #41,282 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.