danza
[ˈd̪ãnsa]
The verdict
“danza” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #4,697. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #4,697
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 4,885
- “D” headwords
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Acción o efecto de danzar.
Corpus desk
Index ES-danza · danza · Spanish
danza · rank #4,697 · 7 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #4,697
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 7 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,885
- PHOTO-FINISH cómodo
Nearest frequency peer: cómodo (-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 “danza”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- costado
costado
95,307 corpus weight
- cuartos
cuartos
95,306 corpus weight
- cómodo
cómodo
95,305 corpus weight
- danza
danza
95,304 corpus weight
- decidieron
decidieron
95,303 corpus weight
- detenidos
detenidos
95,302 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “danza” 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 | danza |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈd̪ãnsa] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #4,697 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Dónde se sitúa “danza” en la frecuencia del español
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 7 spelling variants around danza (IPA [ˈd̪ãnsa]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #4,697 among 4,885 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for danza, with forms such as "adnza", "danaz", and "dannza". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "dará", "data", "dona", 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 best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is danza, spelled D-A-N-Z-A.
Definition
- 1Acción o efecto de danzar.
- 2Tipo baile o manera de danzar.
- 3Baile tradicional de Coquimbo, en el norte de Chile, que se ejecuta en parejas, similar a otro baile llamado la lancha, aunque más lento.
- 4Habanera, tipo de baile y música de origen cubano.
- 5Movimiento incesante de alguien que va de aquí para allá.
- 6Asunto, actividad o negocio de legalidad o moralidad dudosa.
- 7Conjunto de personas que bailan.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how danza appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La danza de los viejitos es un tipo de baile regional de México.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- adnza
- danaz
- dannza
- danzza
- dazna
- ddanza
- dnaza
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of danza - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 "danza", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "danza". Here's where to go from here.
- "danza" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "dará". View pair
- 7 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #4,697 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.