dictablanda
Spanish, noun/diɡtaˈblanda/
dictablanda is spelled D-I-C-T-A-B-L-A-N-D-A (11 letters) and appears about once in every 8 million words in written Spanish, the 108,574th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Dictablanda is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “a soft-handed dictatorship” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Dictadura que es muy laxa en comparación con otra”.
What does dictablanda mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininea soft-handed dictatorship
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Dictadura que es muy laxa en comparación con otra.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of dictablanda
- dictablandas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce dictablanda?
- /diɡtaˈblanda/
- [d̪iɣ̞.t̪aˈβ̞lãn̪.d̪a]
- [d̪ikt̪aˈβ̞lãn̪d̪a]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is dictablanda in Spanish?
dictablanda appears about once in every 8 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).