dedito

[d̪eˈð̞it̪o]

/[d̪eˈð̞it̪o]/ noun

The verdict

“dedito” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #53,471 among 4,885 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,471
frequency rank, Spanish
4,885
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Diminutivo de dedo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-dedito · dedito · Spanish

dedito · rank #53,471 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,471
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH decodificador

Nearest frequency peer: decodificador (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “dedito”

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 “dedito” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for dedito
PropertyValue
Headworddedito
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[d̪eˈð̞it̪o]
Letters6
Frequency rank#53,471
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “dedito” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).deditocae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “decodificador” (#53,470), “deducido” (#53,472), “deformada” (#53,474). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “dedito” va en #53,471. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

dedito is uncommon Spanish at frequency #53,471 among 4,885 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [d̪eˈð̞it̪o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Diminutivo de dedo.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for dedito, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is dedito, spelled D-E-D-I-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Diminutivo de dedo.

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 "dedito"?
"dedito" is spelled D-E-D-I-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪eˈð̞it̪o].
What does "dedito" mean?
As a noun, "dedito" means: Diminutivo de dedo.
How do you pronounce "dedito"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dedito" is [d̪eˈð̞it̪o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dedito" come from?
"dedito" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "dedito", 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