dedo

/[ˈd̪eð̞o]/ noun

Letters

4 characters

Frequency Rank

#2,823

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

5

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

dedo is aSpanishnoun. It means: Cada uno de los apéndices en que termina la mano. Pronounced [ˈd̪eð̞o]. It ranks #2,823 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with do and del.

Key facts for dedo
PropertyValue
Headworddedo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈd̪eð̞o]
Letters4
Frequency rank#2,823
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of dedo in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for dedo is 4 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈd̪eð̞o]. Corpus data places it at rank #2,823 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 5 documented wrong-spelling variants for dedo, with forms such as "ddedo", "ddeo", and "deddo". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "do", "del", "dio", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is dedo, spelled D-E-D-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cada uno de los apéndices en que termina la mano.
  2. 2
    Cada uno de los apéndices en que termina el pie.
  3. 3
    Porción de un alimento del tamaño o forma de un dedo.
  4. 4
    Medida de longitud. Generalmente, el ancho de un dedo índice.
  5. 5
    Acción o efecto de masturbarse la mujer.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ddedo,ddeo,deddo,deod,eddo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for dedo

Misspelling Variants of "dedo"

ddedo5ddeo4deddo5deod4eddo4
Misspelling Variants of "dedo"

Frequency rank: #2,823 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "dedo"?
"dedo" is spelled D-E-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈd̪eð̞o].
What does "dedo" mean?
As a noun, "dedo" means: Cada uno de los apéndices en que termina la mano.
What words are commonly confused with "dedo"?
"dedo" is commonly confused with "do", "del", "dio". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "dedo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dedo" is [ˈd̪eð̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dedo" come from?
"dedo" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Spanish words

Other entries that begin with the letter D in our Spanish index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.