dentífrico

[d̪ẽn̪ˈt̪ifɾiko]

/[d̪ẽn̪ˈt̪ifɾiko]/ adj

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The verdict

“dentífrico” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #81,889 among 4,885 “D” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,889
frequency rank, Spanish
4,885
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 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...

Corpus desk

Index ES-dentifrico · dentífrico · Spanish

dentífrico · rank #81,889 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #81,889
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH Depardieu

Nearest frequency peer: Depardieu (+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 “dentífrico”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for dentífrico
PropertyValue
Headworddentífrico
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[d̪ẽn̪ˈt̪ifɾiko]
Letters10
Frequency rank#81,889
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “dentífrico” en español

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

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “Depardieu” (#81,890), “demorada” (#81,887), “depresivas” (#81,891). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “dentífrico” va en #81,889. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

dentífrico is uncommon Spanish at frequency #81,889 among 4,885 “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

  1. 1
    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 fluoruro de sodio: NaF.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how dentífrico appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. La pasta de dientes de los romanos tenía como producto abrasivo – el que sirve para arrancar los restos de comida – conchas igualmente quemadas y trituradas, además añadieron miel, vino y plantas aromáticas para refrescar la boca y combatir el mal aliento. Con esto, tendríamos solucionada la parte higiénica pero los romanos no dejaron de lado la parte est…

Synonyms

crema dentalpasta dental

This word in other languages

toothpaste(English)dentifrice(Français)Zahnpasta(Deutsch)

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 "dentífrico"?
"dentífrico" is spelled D-E-N-T-Í-F-R-I-C-O. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪ẽn̪ˈt̪ifɾiko].
What does "dentífrico" mean?
As an adjective, "dentífrico" means: 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...
How do you pronounce "dentífrico"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dentífrico" is [d̪ẽn̪ˈt̪ifɾiko]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

depresivas#81,891delineados#81,884decibelios#81,877desmembrar#81,902

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list