dolor de cabeza
[d̪oˈloɾ ð̞e kaˈβ̞esa]
The verdict
“dolor de cabeza” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Cefalea, jaqueca, migraña.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dolor de cabeza |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [d̪oˈloɾ ð̞e kaˈβ̞esa] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “dolor de cabeza” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
dolor de cabeza is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [d̪oˈloɾ ð̞e kaˈβ̞esa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
dolor de cabeza has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is dolor de cabeza, spelled D-O-L-O-R- -D-E- -C-A-B-E-Z-A.
Definition
- 1Cefalea, jaqueca, migraña.
- 2Cefalea en racimo
- 3Sentimiento de turbación del ánimo causada por estrés o estímulos desagradables.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “dolor de cabeza”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is D-O-L-O-R- -D-E- -C-A-B-E-Z-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [d̪oˈloɾ ð̞e kaˈβ̞esa] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.