dorso

Name: dorso, Spanish Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˈd̪oɾso]

/[ˈd̪oɾso]/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“dorso” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #22,668. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,668
frequency rank, Spanish: 4,885
“D” headwords: 7
tracked misspellings: 20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - El revés del cuerpo, sobre todo el parte entre el cuello y el fin del espina dorsal

Corpus desk

Index ES-dorso · dorso · Spanish

dorso · rank #22,668 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

FREQ-MID #22,668
LEN-MID 5 letters
VOW-2 2 vowels
CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
VAR-MID 7 variants
BOOK-MID 4,885
PHOTO-FINISH drag

Nearest frequency peer: drag (+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.

diplomas

77,336
doblete

77,335
dorso

77,333
drag

77,332
drogadicto

77,331
duchas

77,330

What this shows “dorso” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

dorso vs dos

60% similar

dorso vs duro

60% similar

dorso vs dora

60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for dorso
Property	Value
Headword	dorso
Language	Spanish
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[ˈd̪oɾso]
Letters	5
Frequency rank	#22,668
Misspellings tracked	7
Confusable pairs	20
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “dorso”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).dorsocae aquí:

#22,668

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “drag” (#22,669), “doblete” (#22,666), “drogadicto” (#22,670). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “dorso” va en #22,668. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around dorso (IPA [ˈd̪oɾso]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #22,668 among 4,885 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for dorso, with forms such as "ddorso", "doros", and "dorrso". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "dos", "duro", "dora", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is dorso, spelled D-O-R-S-O.

Definition

1
El revés del cuerpo, sobre todo el parte entre el cuello y el fin del espina dorsal
2
La espina dorsal y el tejido cercano
3
El parte de un objeto que está al otro lado de la parte delantera
4
El parte de un objeto que normalmente no se ve
5
Lo que está más alejado de la parte adelantera
6
El parte de una prenda que cubre la espalda
7
La parte de un libro que está encuadernado

Synonyms

espalda

This word in other languages

back(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

ddorso
doros
dorrso
dorsso
dosro
droso
odrso

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of dorso - 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.

Edit distance from "dorso"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "dorso"?

"dorso" is spelled D-O-R-S-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈd̪oɾso].

What does "dorso" mean?

As a noun, "dorso" means: El revés del cuerpo, sobre todo el parte entre el cuello y el fin del espina dorsal

What words are commonly confused with "dorso"?

"dorso" is commonly confused with "dos", "duro", "dora". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "dorso"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dorso" is [ˈd̪oɾso]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "dorso" come from?

"dorso" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.

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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "dorso", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

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