dingo
[ˈd̪ĩŋgo]
The verdict
“dingo” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #94,014 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #94,014
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Mamífero similar al perro o el lobo pero de diferente especie, propio de Australia. Mide típicamente de 50 a 59 centímetros, con un peso promedio de 23 a 32 kilogramos. Posee un cuerpo delgado y re...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dingo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈd̪ĩŋgo] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #94,014 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “dingo” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for dingo is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈd̪ĩŋgo]. Corpus data places it at rank #94,014 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Mamífero similar al perro o el lobo pero de diferente especie, propio de Australia. Mide típicamente de 50 a 59 centímetros, con un peso promedio de 23 a 32 kilogramos. Posee un cuerpo delgado y re...".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for dingo, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is dingo, spelled D-I-N-G-O.
Definition
- 1Mamífero similar al perro o el lobo pero de diferente especie, propio de Australia. Mide típicamente de 50 a 59 centímetros, con un peso promedio de 23 a 32 kilogramos. Posee un cuerpo delgado y resistente adaptado para la velocidad, la agilidad y la resistencia.
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 “dingo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is D-I-N-G-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈd̪ĩŋgo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.