dativo

[d̪aˈt̪iβ̞o]

/[d̪aˈt̪iβ̞o]/ noun

The verdict

“dativo” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #73,532 among 4,885 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,532
frequency rank, Spanish
4,885
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Uno de los casos gramaticales para el sintagma nominal, donde generalmente se marca el objeto indirecto de la acción indicada por el verbo, así como el complemento de algunas preposiciones.

Corpus desk

Index ES-dativo · dativo · Spanish

dativo · rank #73,532 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #73,532
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH degollar

Nearest frequency peer: degollar (+2 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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “dativo”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “dativo” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for dativo
PropertyValue
Headworddativo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[d̪aˈt̪iβ̞o]
Letters6
Frequency rank#73,532
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “dativo” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).dativocae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “degollar” (#73,534), “cutáneos” (#73,529), “cutting” (#73,528). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “dativo” va en #73,532. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

dativo is uncommon Spanish at frequency #73,532 among 4,885 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [d̪aˈt̪iβ̞o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Uno de los casos gramaticales para el sintagma nominal, donde generalmente se marca el objeto indirecto de la acción indicada por el verbo, así como el complemento de algunas preposiciones.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for dativo in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is dativo, spelled D-A-T-I-V-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Uno de los casos gramaticales para el sintagma nominal, donde generalmente se marca el objeto indirecto de la acción indicada por el verbo, así como el complemento de algunas preposiciones.

This word in other languages

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 "dativo"?
"dativo" is spelled D-A-T-I-V-O. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪aˈt̪iβ̞o].
What does "dativo" mean?
As a noun, "dativo" means: Uno de los casos gramaticales para el sintagma nominal, donde generalmente se marca el objeto indirecto de la acción indicada por el verbo, así como el complemento de algunas preposiciones.
How do you pronounce "dativo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dativo" is [d̪aˈt̪iβ̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dativo" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list