donde
[ˈd̪õn̪d̪e]
The verdict
“donde” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #71. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #71
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 4,885
- “D” headwords
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Indica el sitio de la acción o hecho.
Corpus desk
Index ES-donde · donde · Spanish
donde · rank #71 · 7 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-CORE #71
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 7 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,885
- PHOTO-FINISH parte
Nearest frequency peer: parte (+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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “donde”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- vez
vez
99,934 corpus weight
- hace
hace
99,933 corpus weight
- nada
nada
99,932 corpus weight
- donde
donde
99,930 corpus weight
- parte
parte
99,929 corpus weight
- algo
algo
99,927 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “donde” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
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 | donde |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | [ˈd̪õn̪d̪e] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #71 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Dónde se sitúa “donde” en la frecuencia del español
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 7 spelling variants around donde (IPA [ˈd̪õn̪d̪e]), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #71 among 4,885 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for donde, with forms such as "ddonde", "dnode", and "dodne". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "dude", "dong", "dote", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology 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 donde, spelled D-O-N-D-E.
Definition
- 1Indica el sitio de la acción o hecho.
- 2Indica la dirección o movimiento de la acción.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how donde appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La ciudad donde crecí.
Donde voy mañana, no conozco a nadie.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ddonde
- dnode
- dodne
- dondde
- doned
- donnde
- odnde
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of donde - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "donde", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "donde". Here's where to go from here.
- "donde" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "dude". View pair
- 7 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #71 among Spanish headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more Spanish words in the "D" letter cohort. D–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.