dorar
[d̪oˈɾaɾ]
The verdict
“dorar” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #59,979 among 4,885 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #59,979
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 4,885
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cubrir con oro la superficie de una cosa.
Corpus desk
Index ES-dorar · dorar · Spanish
dorar · rank #59,979 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #59,979
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,885
- PHOTO-FINISH dormís
Nearest frequency peer: dormís (+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.
Rangos de cola larga cerca de “dorar”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- diéramos
diéramos
40,026 corpus weight
- doesn't
doesn't
40,025 corpus weight
- dolían
dolían
40,024 corpus weight
- dorar
dorar
40,022 corpus weight
- dormís
dormís
40,021 corpus weight
- dramatizaci…
dramatización
40,020 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “dorar” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dorar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [d̪oˈɾaɾ] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #59,979 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “dorar” en español
Rare enough to double-check
dorar is uncommon Spanish at frequency #59,979 among 4,885 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [d̪oˈɾaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for dorar, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is dorar, spelled D-O-R-A-R.
Definition
- 1Cubrir con oro la superficie de una cosa.
- 2Aportar color áureo a algo.
- 3Tostar ligeramente algún alimento.
- 4Atenuar, mitigar de manera agradable hechos o acontecimientos en sí deplorables.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how dorar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
En esta sección usted encontrará bronces para dorar y darle un toque de elegancia y prestigio al libro
Para dorar un alimento solemos utilizar un poco de grasa como medio lubricante y que proporciona sabor y jugosidad, como el aceite de oliva o la mantequilla
This word in other languages
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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