database
/ˈdeɪtəˌbeɪs/
The verdict
“database” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #62,209 among 90,663 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #62,209
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 90,663
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Base de datos.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | database |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈdeɪtəˌbeɪs/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #62,209 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “database” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
database is uncommon Spanish at frequency #62,209 among 90,663 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈdeɪtəˌbeɪs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Base de datos.".
database doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is database, spelled D-A-T-A-B-A-S-E.
Definition
- 1Base de datos.
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.
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Using “database”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is D-A-T-A-B-A-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.