dobladillo

[d̪oβ̞laˈð̞iʝo]

/[d̪oβ̞laˈð̞iʝo]/ noun

The verdict

“dobladillo” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #77,180 among 4,885 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,180
frequency rank, Spanish
4,885
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Especie de borde que se hace en las orillas de los pañuelos u otra clase de ropa, para que no se deshilachen, cosiendo dichas orillas después de doblarlas dos veces hacia dentro.

Corpus desk

Index ES-dobladillo · dobladillo · Spanish

dobladillo · rank #77,180 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #77,180
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH domado

Nearest frequency peer: domado (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “dobladillo”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “dobladillo” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for dobladillo
PropertyValue
Headworddobladillo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[d̪oβ̞laˈð̞iʝo]
Letters10
Frequency rank#77,180
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “dobladillo” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).dobladillocae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “domado” (#77,181), “Diéguez” (#77,178), “domos” (#77,182). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “dobladillo” va en #77,180. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

dobladillo is uncommon Spanish at frequency #77,180 among 4,885 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [d̪oβ̞laˈð̞iʝo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

dobladillo doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. 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.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is dobladillo, spelled D-O-B-L-A-D-I-L-L-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Especie de borde que se hace en las orillas de los pañuelos u otra clase de ropa, para que no se deshilachen, cosiendo dichas orillas después de doblarlas dos veces hacia dentro.
  2. 2
    Hilo fuerte que sirve comúnmente para hacer calceta.

This word in other languages

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "dobladillo"?
"dobladillo" is spelled D-O-B-L-A-D-I-L-L-O. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪oβ̞laˈð̞iʝo].
What does "dobladillo" mean?
As a noun, "dobladillo" means: Especie de borde que se hace en las orillas de los pañuelos u otra clase de ropa, para que no se deshilachen, cosiendo dichas orillas después de doblarlas dos veces hacia dentro.
How do you pronounce "dobladillo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dobladillo" is [d̪oβ̞laˈð̞iʝo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dobladillo" come from?
"dobladillo" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "dobladillo", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list