depredador
[d̪epɾeð̞aˈð̞oɾ]
The verdict
“depredador” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #22,651 in Spanish word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #22,651
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 10
- letters
- 15
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Dicho de un animal, que se encuentra en lo más alto de la pirámide alimenticia, esto es, que debe cazar para alimentarse.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | depredador |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [d̪epɾeð̞aˈð̞oɾ] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #22,651 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “depredador” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for depredador is 10 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [d̪epɾeð̞aˈð̞oɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #22,651 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Dicho de un animal, que se encuentra en lo más alto de la pirámide alimenticia, esto es, que debe cazar para alimentarse.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for depredador, with forms such as "ddepredador", "deperdador", and "deppredador". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "depredadores", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 depredador, spelled D-E-P-R-E-D-A-D-O-R.
Definition
- 1Dicho de un animal, que se encuentra en lo más alto de la pirámide alimenticia, esto es, que debe cazar para alimentarse.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ddepredador,deperdador,deppredador,deprdeador,depreaddor,depredaddor,depredadorr,depredadro,depredaodr,depreddador,depreddaor,deprredador,derpedador,dperedador,edpredador
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of depredador - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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 “depredador”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is D-E-P-R-E-D-A-D-O-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [d̪epɾeð̞aˈð̞oɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “depredadores” - see the side-by-side comparison. depredador vs depredadores
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.