dorado-delfín
[d̪oˈɾað̞o ð̞elˈfĩn]
The verdict
“dorado-delfín” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (Coryphaena hippurus) Pez marino de la familia corifaénidos o peces-delfín. Mide hasta un metro, los machos maduros poseen un bulto prominente óseo en la frente de la cabeza; el color del cuerpo es...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dorado-delfín |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [d̪oˈɾað̞o ð̞elˈfĩn] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “dorado-delfín” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for dorado-delfín is 13 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [d̪oˈɾað̞o ð̞elˈfĩn]. 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: "(Coryphaena hippurus) Pez marino de la familia corifaénidos o peces-delfín. Mide hasta un metro, los machos maduros poseen un bulto prominente óseo en la frente de la cabeza; el color del cuerpo es...".
No misspelling variants are generated for dorado-delfín in our index, 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.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is dorado-delfín, spelled D-O-R-A-D-O---D-E-L-F-Í-N.
Definition
- 1(Coryphaena hippurus) Pez marino de la familia corifaénidos o peces-delfín. Mide hasta un metro, los machos maduros poseen un bulto prominente óseo en la frente de la cabeza; el color del cuerpo es muy llamativo, con reflejos de oro en los laterales, azul y verde metalizado en la parte superior y lateral alta, mientras que es blanca o amarilla en las partes inferiores. Se pesca en el mar y se cultiva, su carne es muy apreciada.
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 “dorado-delfín”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is D-O-R-A-D-O---D-E-L-F-Í-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [d̪oˈɾað̞o ð̞elˈfĩn] (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.