diáfano
[ˈd̪jafano]
The verdict
“diáfano” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #63,010 among 4,885 “D” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #63,010
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 4,885
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dicho de un cuerpo, que permite el paso de la luz casi en su totalidad.
Corpus desk
Index ES-diafano · diáfano · Spanish
diáfano · rank #63,010 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #63,010
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,885
- PHOTO-FINISH dispondrán
Nearest frequency peer: dispondrán (-2 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 “diáfano”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- disparatadas
disparatadas
36,995 corpus weight
- dispersados
dispersados
36,994 corpus weight
- dispondrán
dispondrán
36,993 corpus weight
- diáfano
diáfano
36,991 corpus weight
- dolphin
dolphin
36,989 corpus weight
- Domenico
Domenico
36,988 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “diáfano” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | diáfano |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈd̪jafano] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #63,010 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “diáfano” en español
Rare enough to double-check
diáfano is uncommon Spanish at frequency #63,010 among 4,885 “D” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈd̪jafano]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for diáfano, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is diáfano, spelled D-I-Á-F-A-N-O.
Definition
- 1Dicho de un cuerpo, que permite el paso de la luz casi en su totalidad.
- 2Más generalmente, que permite el paso de la luz.
- 3Bien iluminado o luminoso en toda su extensión.
- 4Claro y sencillo para la comprensión.
- 5Que es amplio y sin obstáculos.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how diáfano appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
«Macondo era entonces una aldea de veinte casas de barro y cañabrava construidas a orilla de un río de aguas diáfanas que se precipitaban por un lecho de piedras pulidas, blancas y enormes como huevos prehistóricos».
El agua es una sustancia diáfana.
This word in other languages
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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