dormir la mona
[d̪oɾˈmiɾ la ˈmona]
The verdict
“dormir la mona” 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
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Caer en un estado de sueño profundo provocado por la ingestión excesiva de alcohol u otros fármacos o drogas. Normalmente tiene lugar cuando el estado de excitación provocado por la sustancia tiend...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dormir la mona |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [d̪oɾˈmiɾ la ˈmona] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “dormir la mona” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for dormir la mona is 14 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [d̪oɾˈmiɾ la ˈmona]. 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: "Caer en un estado de sueño profundo provocado por la ingestión excesiva de alcohol u otros fármacos o drogas. Normalmente tiene lugar cuando el estado de excitación provocado por la sustancia tiend...".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for dormir la mona, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, 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 pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is dormir la mona, spelled D-O-R-M-I-R- -L-A- -M-O-N-A.
Definition
- 1Caer en un estado de sueño profundo provocado por la ingestión excesiva de alcohol u otros fármacos o drogas. Normalmente tiene lugar cuando el estado de excitación provocado por la sustancia tiende a disminuir.
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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Using “dormir la mona”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is D-O-R-M-I-R- -L-A- -M-O-N-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [d̪oɾˈmiɾ la ˈmona] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.