dotación

[d̪ot̪aˈsjõn]

/[d̪ot̪aˈsjõn]/ noun

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The verdict

“dotación” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #15,355. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,355
frequency rank, Spanish
4,885
“D” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Acción o efecto de dotar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-dotacion · dotación · Spanish

dotación · rank #15,355 · 12 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,355
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH donantes

Nearest frequency peer: donantes (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “dotación”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

dotación vs duración
75% similar
dotación vs dotaciones
70% similar
dotación vs dación
75% similar

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

Key facts for dotación
PropertyValue
Headworddotación
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[d̪ot̪aˈsjõn]
Letters8
Frequency rank#15,355
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “dotación”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.dotacióncae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “donantes” (#15,354), “ejecuciones” (#15,356), “divertidas” (#15,353). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “dotación” va en #15,355. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around dotación (IPA [d̪ot̪aˈsjõn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #15,355 among 4,885 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for dotación, with forms such as "ddotación", "doatción", and "dotacción". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "duración", "dotaciones", "dación", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is dotación, spelled D-O-T-A-C-I-Ó-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acción o efecto de dotar.
  2. 2
    Aquello con que se dota.
  3. 3
    Conjunto de personas que tripulan un buque de guerra, de capitán a paje.
  4. 4
    Por extensión, personal (conjunto de personas asignadas).

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how dotación appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. la dotación de la corbeta era de ciento sesenta personas.
  2. en el otro extremo del embarcadero dotaciones completas custodiaban el lento traslado de los prisioneros rescatados tras el hundimiento de la Esmeralda.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddotación
  • doatción
  • dotacción
  • dotacinó
  • dotaciónn
  • dotacóin
  • dotaicón
  • dotasión
  • dotcaión
  • dottación
  • dtoación
  • odtación

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of dotación - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ddotación1doatción2dotacción1dotacinó2dotaciónn1dotacóin2dotaicón2dotasión1
Edit distance from "dotación"

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 "dotación"?
"dotación" is spelled D-O-T-A-C-I-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪ot̪aˈsjõn].
What does "dotación" mean?
As a noun, "dotación" means: Acción o efecto de dotar.
What words are commonly confused with "dotación"?
"dotación" is commonly confused with "duración", "dotaciones", "dación". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "dotación"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dotación" is [d̪ot̪aˈsjõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dotación" come from?
"dotación" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

donantes#15,354escapado#15,362diagrama#15,346despegue#15,345

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

estratos12 variantsdesnudas12 variantsdelfines12 variantsfrijoles12 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list