destornillador
[d̪est̪oɾniʝaˈð̞oɾ]
The verdict
“destornillador” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #40,249 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #40,249
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 14
- letters
- 20
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Herramienta hecha de hierro, acero u otro material, que se usa para atornillar y destornillar.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | destornillador |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [d̪est̪oɾniʝaˈð̞oɾ] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Frequency rank | #40,249 |
| Misspellings tracked | 20 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “destornillador” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for destornillador is 14 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [d̪est̪oɾniʝaˈð̞oɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #40,249 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for destornillador, with forms such as "ddestornillador", "desotrnillador", and "desstornillador". 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. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is destornillador, spelled D-E-S-T-O-R-N-I-L-L-A-D-O-R.
Definition
- 1Herramienta hecha de hierro, acero u otro material, que se usa para atornillar y destornillar.
- 2Cóctel que se prepara mezclando vodka con jugo de naranja.
Synonyms
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ddestornillador,desotrnillador,desstornillador,destonrillador,destorinllador,destornilador,destornilaldor,destornilladdor,destornilladorr,destornilladro,destornillaodr,destornilldaor,destornlilador,destornnillador,destorrnillador,destronillador,desttornillador,detsornillador,dsetornillador,edstornillador
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of destornillador - 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 “destornillador”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is D-E-S-T-O-R-N-I-L-L-A-D-O-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [d̪est̪oɾniʝaˈð̞oɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- 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.