donde el Diablo perdió el poncho
[ˈd̪õn̪d̪e el̪ ˈd̪jaβ̞lo peɾˈð̞jo el ˈpõnʲt͡ʃo]
The verdict
“donde el Diablo perdió el poncho” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a phrase - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 32
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - En un lugar lejano, de difícil acceso y remoto.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | donde el Diablo perdió el poncho |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˈd̪õn̪d̪e el̪ ˈd̪jaβ̞lo peɾˈð̞jo el ˈpõnʲt͡ʃo] |
| Letters | 32 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “donde el Diablo perdió el poncho” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for donde el Diablo perdió el poncho is 32 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈd̪õn̪d̪e el̪ ˈd̪jaβ̞lo peɾˈð̞jo el ˈpõnʲt͡ʃo]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "En un lugar lejano, de difícil acceso y remoto.".
No misspelling variants are generated for donde el Diablo perdió el poncho in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is donde el Diablo perdió el poncho, spelled D-O-N-D-E- -E-L- -D-I-A-B-L-O- -P-E-R-D-I-Ó- -E-L- -P-O-N-C-H-O.
Definition
- 1En un lugar lejano, de difícil acceso y remoto.
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.
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- The one correct Spanish spelling is D-O-N-D-E- -E-L- -D-I-A-B-L-O- -P-E-R-D-I-Ó- -E-L- -P-O-N-C-H-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈd̪õn̪d̪e el̪ ˈd̪jaβ̞lo peɾˈð̞jo el ˈpõnʲt͡ʃo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.