dedo
Spanish, noun/ˈdedo/
dedo is spelled D-E-D-O (4 letters) and appears 30 times per million words in written Spanish, the 2,828th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Dedo is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “digit: finger or toe, literally translated as "finger" and thought of that way by Spanish-speaking learners of English” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Cada uno de los apéndices en que termina la mano”.
What does dedo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinedigit: finger or toe, literally translated as "finger" and thought of that way by Spanish-speaking learners of English
El ser humano tiene veinte dedos, diez en las manos y diez en los pies.
- 2
masculinethimble (a small device to protect a thumb or finger during sewing)
- 3
informalmasculinefinger (the width of a finger as an approximate unit of length)
- 4
masculinededo (a traditional Spanish unit of measurement about equal to 1.75 cm)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Cada uno de los apéndices en que termina la mano. 2. Cada uno de los apéndices en que termina el pie. 3. Porción de un alimento del tamaño o forma de un dedo. 4. Medida de longitud. Generalmente, el ancho de un dedo índice.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of dedo
- dedos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce dedo?
- /ˈdedo/
- [ˈd̪e.ð̞o]
- [ˈd̪eð̞o]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to dedo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is dedo in Spanish?
dedo appears 30 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).