don Juan

[ˈd̪õŋ ˈxwãn]

/[ˈd̪õŋ ˈxwãn]/ phrase

The verdict

“don Juan” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hombre que seduce a las mujeres.

Corpus desk

Index ES-don-juan · don Juan · Spanish

don Juan · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "D" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for don Juan
PropertyValue
Headworddon Juan
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[ˈd̪õŋ ˈxwãn]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “don Juan” en español

don Juanestá más allá de las 100.000 formas más frecuentes del español, en la cola de léxico especializado o poco usado donde la duda ortográfica aprieta.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

don Juan is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˈd̪õŋ ˈxwãn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Hombre que seduce a las mujeres.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for don Juan, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is don Juan, spelled D-O-N- -J-U-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hombre que seduce a las mujeres.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Y José deslucía a la sombra de ese varón idealizado al que todas aceptaban como un don Juan que amaba con una pasión de pubescente

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "don Juan"?
"don Juan" is spelled D-O-N- -J-U-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈd̪õŋ ˈxwãn].
What does "don Juan" mean?
As a phrase, "don Juan" means: Hombre que seduce a las mujeres.
How do you pronounce "don Juan"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "don Juan" is [ˈd̪õŋ ˈxwãn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "don Juan" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list