Daniel
[d̪aˈnjel]
The verdict
“Daniel” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #2,110. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #2,110
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 90,663
- “D” headwords
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 12
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nombre de pila de varón.
Corpus desk
Index ES-daniel · Daniel · Spanish
Daniel · rank #2,110 · 8 variants · 12 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #2,110
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
- VAR-MID 8 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 90,663
- PHOTO-FINISH daba
Nearest frequency peer: daba (-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 “Daniel”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- convertido
convertido
97,894 corpus weight
- Cristo
Cristo
97,893 corpus weight
- daba
daba
97,892 corpus weight
- Daniel
Daniel
97,891 corpus weight
- disposición
disposición
97,890 corpus weight
- dueño
dueño
97,889 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Daniel” 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 | Daniel |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [d̪aˈnjel] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #2,110 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 12 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Daniel” sits in Spanish frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 8 spelling variants around Daniel (IPA [d̪aˈnjel]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #2,110 among 90,663 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Nombre de pila de varón.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Daniel, with forms such as "adniel", "dainel", and "daneil". 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 12 confusable-pair relationships, "Dante", "Danilo", "dañino", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is Daniel, spelled D-A-N-I-E-L.
Definition
- 1Nombre de pila de varón.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- adniel
- dainel
- daneil
- daniell
- danile
- danniel
- ddaniel
- dnaiel
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Daniel - 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 May 6, 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 "Daniel", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).
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.