dedil
[d̪eˈð̞il]
The verdict
“dedil” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Funda para proteger el dedo de lesiones o manchas.
Corpus desk
Index ES-dedil · dedil · Spanish
dedil · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dedil |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [d̪eˈð̞il] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “dedil” en español
Rare enough to double-check
dedil is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [d̪eˈð̞il]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for dedil in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is dedil, spelled D-E-D-I-L.
Definition
- 1Funda para proteger el dedo de lesiones o manchas.
- 2En particular, dedil₁ que se usa al coser para proteger el dedo que empuja la aguja.
- 3En particular, dedil₁ de goma o plástico dotado de puntas salientes para facilitar la cuenta de papel moneda.
- 4Banda circular de metal u otro material que se lleva en los dedos como alhaja.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.