Dolores
[d̪oˈloɾes]
The verdict
“Dolores” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #3,912 in Spanish word frequency and used as a proper noun.
- #3,912
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 5
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nombre de pila de mujer, alusivo a los Siete Dolores de la Virgen María, en la religión católica.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Dolores |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [d̪oˈloɾes] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #3,912 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 5 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Dolores” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for Dolores is 7 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [d̪oˈloɾes]. Corpus data places it at rank #3,912 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Dolores, with forms such as "ddolores", "dloores", and "dollores". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "doloroso", "dolorosa", "dolor", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is Dolores, spelled D-O-L-O-R-E-S.
Definition
- 1Nombre de pila de mujer, alusivo a los Siete Dolores de la Virgen María, en la religión católica.
- 2Ciudad de la provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina, cabecera del partido del mismo nombre. Su gentilicio es dolorense.
- 3Partido de la provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ddolores,dloores,dollores,doloers,doloress,dolorres,dolorse,dolroes,doolres,odlores
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Dolores - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “Dolores”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is D-O-L-O-R-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [d̪oˈloɾes] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “doloroso” - see the side-by-side comparison. Dolores vs doloroso
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.