discoteca
[d̪iskoˈt̪eka]
The verdict
“discoteca” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #11,759 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #11,759
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 9
- letters
- 13
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Colección de discos de audio.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | discoteca |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [d̪iskoˈt̪eka] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #11,759 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “discoteca” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for discoteca is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [d̪iskoˈt̪eka]. Corpus data places it at rank #11,759 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 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 discoteca, with forms such as "ddiscoteca", "dicsoteca", and "disccoteca". 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. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is discoteca, spelled D-I-S-C-O-T-E-C-A.
Definition
- 1Colección de discos de audio.
- 2Compartimiento o mueble para el almacenamiento de la discoteca₁.
- 3Establecimiento público de baile en el que se reproduce música grabada.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ddiscoteca,dicsoteca,disccoteca,discoetca,discotcea,discoteac,discotecca,discotteca,disctoeca,disocteca,disscoteca,dsicoteca,idscoteca
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of discoteca - 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 “discoteca”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is D-I-S-C-O-T-E-C-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [d̪iskoˈt̪eka] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- 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.