darling

/ˈdɑː.lɪŋ/

//ˈdɑː.lɪŋ// noun

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The verdict

“darling” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #40,227. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#40,227
frequency rank, Spanish
4,885
“D” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Persona muy estimada por otra.

Corpus desk

Index ES-darling · darling · Spanish

darling · rank #40,227 · 11 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #40,227
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH cutánea

Nearest frequency peer: cutánea (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “darling”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “darling” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

darling vs during
71% similar
darling vs dancing
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for darling
PropertyValue
Headworddarling
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈdɑː.lɪŋ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#40,227
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “darling”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.darlingcae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “cutánea” (#40,226), “decid” (#40,228), “curando” (#40,225). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “darling” va en #40,227. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around darling (IPA /ˈdɑː.lɪŋ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #40,227 among 4,885 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for darling, with forms such as "adrling", "dalring", and "darilng". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "during", "dancing", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

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 darling, spelled D-A-R-L-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Persona muy estimada por otra.
  2. 2
    Querido, tratamiento afectuoso.
  3. 3
    La persona o cosa que es la favorita.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • adrling
  • dalring
  • darilng
  • darlign
  • darlingg
  • darlinng
  • darlling
  • darlnig
  • darrling
  • ddarling
  • draling

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of darling - 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.

adrling2dalring2darilng2darlign2darlingg1darlinng1darlling1darlnig2
Edit distance from "darling"

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 "darling"?
"darling" is spelled D-A-R-L-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈdɑː.lɪŋ/.
What does "darling" mean?
As a noun, "darling" means: Persona muy estimada por otra.
What words are commonly confused with "darling"?
"darling" is commonly confused with "during", "dancing". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "darling"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "darling" is /ˈdɑː.lɪŋ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "darling" come from?
"darling" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "darling", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

cutánea#40,226curando#40,225denotan#40,231despeje#40,248

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

coreanas11 variantsdichosos11 variantscojonudo11 variantscocidas11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list