dengue

Name: dengue, Spanish Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˈd̪ẽŋge]

/[ˈd̪ẽŋge]/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“dengue” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #22,649. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,649
frequency rank, Spanish: 4,885
“D” headwords: 8
tracked misspellings: 2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fingimiento melindroso de males, reparos o fastidio, generalmente ante lo que en realidad se desea mucho.

Corpus desk

Index ES-dengue · dengue · Spanish

dengue · rank #22,649 · 8 variants · 2 confusables

FREQ-MID #22,649
LEN-LONG 6 letters
VOW-3 3 vowels
CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
VAR-MID 8 variants
BOOK-MID 4,885
PHOTO-FINISH demostrada

Nearest frequency peer: demostrada (-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.

deleite

77,355
demostrada

77,353
dengue

77,352
denominar

77,351
depredador

77,350
derramar

77,349

What this shows “dengue” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

dengue vs dense

67% similar

dengue vs Denise

50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for dengue
Property	Value
Headword	dengue
Language	Spanish
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[ˈd̪ẽŋge]
Letters	6
Frequency rank	#22,649
Misspellings tracked	8
Confusable pairs	2
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “dengue”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).denguecae aquí:

#22,649

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “demostrada” (#22,648), “denominar” (#22,650), “depredador” (#22,651). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “dengue” va en #22,649. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around dengue (IPA [ˈd̪ẽŋge]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #22,649 among 4,885 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for dengue, with forms such as "ddengue", "degnue", and "dengeu". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "dense", "Denise", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is dengue, spelled D-E-N-G-U-E.

Definition

1
Fingimiento melindroso de males, reparos o fastidio, generalmente ante lo que en realidad se desea mucho.
2
Esclavina o manteleta de mujer, que llega hasta la mitad de la espalda, se cruza sobre el pecho y las puntas se sujetan detrás del talle. Su anchura y los adornos varían según las zonas.
3
(Mirabilis jalapa) Planta herbácea perenne de 60 a 150 cms de altura, de hojas pecioladas y ovadas. Sus flores pueden ser amarillas, rosa, violeta, o blancas, y se marchitan con el menor contacto.

Synonyms

afectación melindresdondiego de nochemaravilla del Perú

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

ddengue
degnue
dengeu
denggue
denngue
denuge
dnegue
edngue

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of dengue - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "dengue"

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 "dengue"?

"dengue" is spelled D-E-N-G-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈd̪ẽŋge].

What does "dengue" mean?

As a noun, "dengue" means: Fingimiento melindroso de males, reparos o fastidio, generalmente ante lo que en realidad se desea mucho.

What words are commonly confused with "dengue"?

"dengue" is commonly confused with "dense", "Denise". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "dengue"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dengue" is [ˈd̪ẽŋge]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "dengue" come from?

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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "dengue", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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Similar misspelling depth

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