dictadura
[d̪ikt̪aˈð̞uɾa]
The verdict
“dictadura” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #2,077 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #2,077
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 9
- letters
- 13
- tracked misspellings
- 5
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Forma de gobierno que se concentra en las manos, o de una sola persona (denominada dictador) o de un grupo de personas afines a una ideología o movimiento, los cuales poseen el poder absoluto, cont...
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 | dictadura |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [d̪ikt̪aˈð̞uɾa] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #2,077 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 5 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “dictadura” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for dictadura is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [d̪ikt̪aˈð̞uɾa]. Corpus data places it at rank #2,077 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 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for dictadura, with forms such as "dcitadura", "ddictadura", and "dicatdura". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "dictará", "dictaduras", "dictada", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is dictadura, spelled D-I-C-T-A-D-U-R-A.
Definition
- 1Forma de gobierno que se concentra en las manos, o de una sola persona (denominada dictador) o de un grupo de personas afines a una ideología o movimiento, los cuales poseen el poder absoluto, controlando los tres poderes del estado: el legislativo, el ejecutivo y el judicial.
- 2Gobierno que asumió su puesto a partir de métodos no democráticos.
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: dcitadura,ddictadura,dicatdura,dicctadura,dictaddura,dictadrua,dictaduar,dictadurra,dictaudra,dictdaura,dicttadura,ditcadura,idctadura
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of dictadura - 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 “dictadura”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is D-I-C-T-A-D-U-R-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [d̪ikt̪aˈð̞uɾa] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “dictará” - see the side-by-side comparison. dictadura vs dictará
- 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.