dorso
[ˈd̪oɾso]
The verdict
“dorso” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #22,668 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #22,668
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5
- letters
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - El revés del cuerpo, sobre todo el parte entre el cuello y el fin del espina dorsal
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| 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) |
Where “dorso” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for dorso is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈd̪oɾso]. Corpus data places it at rank #22,668 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1El revés del cuerpo, sobre todo el parte entre el cuello y el fin del espina dorsal
- 2La espina dorsal y el tejido cercano
- 3El parte de un objeto que está al otro lado de la parte delantera
- 4El parte de un objeto que normalmente no se ve
- 5Lo que está más alejado de la parte adelantera
- 6El parte de una prenda que cubre la espalda
- 7La parte de un libro que está encuadernado
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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.
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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Using “dorso”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is D-O-R-S-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈd̪oɾso] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “dos” - see the side-by-side comparison. dorso vs dos
- 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.