distrofia
[d̪isˈt̪ɾofja]
The verdict
“distrofia” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #68,508 among 90,663 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #68,508
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 90,663
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Degradación de los tejidos corporales, ora por motivos genéticos, ora por falencias nutritivas.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | distrofia |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [d̪isˈt̪ɾofja] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #68,508 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “distrofia” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
distrofia is uncommon Spanish at frequency #68,508 among 90,663 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [d̪isˈt̪ɾofja]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Degradación de los tejidos corporales, ora por motivos genéticos, ora por falencias nutritivas.".
distrofia doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is distrofia, spelled D-I-S-T-R-O-F-I-A.
Definition
- 1Degradación de los tejidos corporales, ora por motivos genéticos, ora por falencias nutritivas.
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 “distrofia”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is D-I-S-T-R-O-F-I-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [d̪isˈt̪ɾofja] (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
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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.