dedal
[d̪eˈð̞al]
The verdict
“dedal” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #83,807 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #83,807
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Funda para proteger el dedo de lesiones o manchas
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dedal |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [d̪eˈð̞al] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #83,807 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “dedal” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for dedal is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [d̪eˈð̞al]. Corpus data places it at rank #83,807 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for dedal, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is dedal, spelled D-E-D-A-L.
Definition
- 1Funda para proteger el dedo de lesiones o manchas
- 2En particular, dedal₁ que se usa al coser para proteger el dedo que empuja la aguja
- 3Por extensión, cantidad que cabe o cabría en un dedal₁
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.
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Using “dedal”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is D-E-D-A-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [d̪eˈð̞al] (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
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.