dentífrico
[d̪ẽn̪ˈt̪ifɾiko]
The verdict
“dentífrico” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #81,889 among 90,663 “D” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #81,889
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 90,663
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Gel, pasta polvo o solución que mediante fricción con cepillo se usa para el aseo dental. Normalmente contiene calcita, arcilla, poco cuarzo y flúor –como monofluorfosfato de sodio (Na₂PO₃F) y fluo...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dentífrico |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [d̪ẽn̪ˈt̪ifɾiko] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #81,889 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “dentífrico” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
dentífrico is uncommon Spanish at frequency #81,889 among 90,663 “D” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [d̪ẽn̪ˈt̪ifɾiko]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gel, pasta polvo o solución que mediante fricción con cepillo se usa para el aseo dental. Normalmente contiene calcita, arcilla, poco cuarzo y flúor –como monofluorfosfato de sodio (Na₂PO₃F) y fluo...".
Zero misspellings are on record for dentífrico in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 dentífrico, spelled D-E-N-T-Í-F-R-I-C-O.
Definition
- 1Gel, pasta polvo o solución que mediante fricción con cepillo se usa para el aseo dental. Normalmente contiene calcita, arcilla, poco cuarzo y flúor –como monofluorfosfato de sodio (Na₂PO₃F) y fluoruro de sodio: NaF.
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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.
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Using “dentífrico”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is D-E-N-T-Í-F-R-I-C-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [d̪ẽn̪ˈt̪ifɾiko] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.