diccionario
[d̪iksjoˈnaɾjo]
The verdict
“diccionario” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #4,700 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #4,700
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 11
- letters
- 14
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Obra escrita, en forma de libro o en soporte electrónico, que recoge ordenadamente los vocablos de uno o más idiomas o disciplinas, proporcionando su definición u otra información.
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 | diccionario |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [d̪iksjoˈnaɾjo] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #4,700 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “diccionario” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for diccionario is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [d̪iksjoˈnaɾjo]. Corpus data places it at rank #4,700 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for diccionario, with forms such as "dcicionario", "ddiccionario", and "diccinoario". 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, "diccionarios", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology 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 diccionario, spelled D-I-C-C-I-O-N-A-R-I-O.
Definition
- 1Obra escrita, en forma de libro o en soporte electrónico, que recoge ordenadamente los vocablos de uno o más idiomas o disciplinas, proporcionando su definición u otra información.
- 2Obra que cataloga los elementos de algún tipo o de un campo del conocimiento y los ordena de forma alfabética; tal como pueden ser los diccionarios bibliográficos, biográficos o geográficos.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: dcicionario,ddiccionario,diccinoario,diccioanrio,diccionairo,diccionaroi,diccionarrio,diccionnario,diccionraio,diccoinario,diciconario,dicionario,dicsionario,idccionario
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of diccionario - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “diccionario”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is D-I-C-C-I-O-N-A-R-I-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [d̪iksjoˈnaɾjo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “diccionarios” - see the side-by-side comparison. diccionario vs diccionarios
- 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.