Darién

[d̪aˈɾjẽn]

/[d̪aˈɾjẽn]/ name

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The verdict

“Darién” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #50,825 among 90,663 “D” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,825
frequency rank, Spanish
90,663
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nombre de una provincia, cuya capital es La Palma, en Panamá.

Key facts for Darién
PropertyValue
HeadwordDarién
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[d̪aˈɾjẽn]
Letters6
Frequency rank#50,825
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Darién” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Darién lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Darién is uncommon Spanish at frequency #50,825 among 90,663 “D” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [d̪aˈɾjẽn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Darién doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

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 Darién, spelled D-A-R-I-É-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nombre de una provincia, cuya capital es La Palma, en Panamá.
  2. 2
    Nombre de una región histórica y geográfica en América, repartida entre Colombia y Panamá.

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

How do you spell "Darién"?
"Darién" is spelled D-A-R-I-É-N. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪aˈɾjẽn].
What does "Darién" mean?
As a proper noun, "Darién" means: Nombre de una provincia, cuya capital es La Palma, en Panamá.
How do you pronounce "Darién"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Darién" is [d̪aˈɾjẽn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Darién" come from?
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Using “Darién”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is D-A-R-I-É-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [d̪aˈɾjẽn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

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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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list