doctrinario

[d̪okt̪ɾiˈnaɾjo]

/[d̪okt̪ɾiˈnaɾjo]/ adj

The verdict

“doctrinario” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #98,364 among 4,885 “D” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#98,364
frequency rank, Spanish
4,885
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que pertenece o concierne a la doctrina.

Corpus desk

Index ES-doctrinario · doctrinario · Spanish

doctrinario · rank #98,364 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #98,364
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH disuade

Nearest frequency peer: disuade (-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 “doctrinario”

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 “doctrinario” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for doctrinario
PropertyValue
Headworddoctrinario
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[d̪okt̪ɾiˈnaɾjo]
Letters11
Frequency rank#98,364
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “doctrinario” en español

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

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “disuade” (#98,363), “disonantes” (#98,362), “Dorna” (#98,366). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “doctrinario” va en #98,364. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

doctrinario is uncommon Spanish at frequency #98,364 among 4,885 “D” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [d̪okt̪ɾiˈnaɾjo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for doctrinario, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists 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 doctrinario, spelled D-O-C-T-R-I-N-A-R-I-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que pertenece o concierne a la doctrina.
  2. 2
    Que pertenece o concierne al liberalismo doctrinario.
  3. 3
    Que se aferra a una doctrina específica.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how doctrinario appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. ¿Y el papa? Sobre el contenido, era la primera voz del coro. Más político y menos mesiánico, al choque frontal prefería la maniobra sobre los flancos, a costas de despertar dudas sobre su firmeza doctrinaria: mejor evitar cruzadas. ¿No había en el gobierno figuras políticas contrarias al aborto? ¡Mejor apostar por ellos!

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 "doctrinario"?
"doctrinario" is spelled D-O-C-T-R-I-N-A-R-I-O. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪okt̪ɾiˈnaɾjo].
What does "doctrinario" mean?
As an adjective, "doctrinario" means: Que pertenece o concierne a la doctrina.
How do you pronounce "doctrinario"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "doctrinario" is [d̪okt̪ɾiˈnaɾjo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list