docena

[d̪oˈsena]

/[d̪oˈsena]/ noun

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The verdict

“docena” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #7,709. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,709
frequency rank, Spanish
4,885
“D” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
14
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Conjunto formado por doce elementos.

Corpus desk

Index ES-docena · docena · Spanish

docena · rank #7,709 · 9 variants · 14 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,709
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 14 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH discutiendo

Nearest frequency peer: discutiendo (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “docena”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “docena” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

docena vs dona
67% similar
docena vs dueña
50% similar
docena vs donna
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for docena
PropertyValue
Headworddocena
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[d̪oˈsena]
Letters6
Frequency rank#7,709
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “docena”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.docenacae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “discutiendo” (#7,708), “dormitorio” (#7,710), “dirán” (#7,707). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “docena” va en #7,709. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around docena (IPA [d̪oˈsena]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #7,709 among 4,885 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Conjunto formado por doce elementos.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for docena, with forms such as "dcoena", "ddocena", and "doccena". 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 14 confusable-pair relationships, "dona", "dueña", "donna", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is docena, spelled D-O-C-E-N-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Conjunto formado por doce elementos.

This word in other languages

dozen(English)douzaine(Français)Dutzend(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • dcoena
  • ddocena
  • doccena
  • docean
  • docenna
  • docnea
  • doecna
  • dosena
  • odcena

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of docena - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

dcoena2ddocena1doccena1docean2docenna1docnea2doecna2dosena1
Edit distance from "docena"

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 "docena"?
"docena" is spelled D-O-C-E-N-A. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪oˈsena].
What does "docena" mean?
As a noun, "docena" means: Conjunto formado por doce elementos.
What words are commonly confused with "docena"?
"docena" is commonly confused with "dona", "dueña", "donna". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "docena"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "docena" is [d̪oˈsena]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "docena" come from?
"docena" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

cuente#7,699fresca#7,721grueso#7,725harían#7,728

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

creados9 variantsjuntar9 variantsAugusto9 variantsatacado9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list