doya
[ˈd̪oʝa]
The verdict
“doya” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Fissurella spp.) Género de moluscos marinos del orden de los gasterópodos que tienen la concha cónica con un orificio en la parte superior. Son comestibles.
Corpus desk
Index ES-doya · doya · Spanish
doya · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | doya |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈd̪oʝa] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “doya” en español
Rare enough to double-check
doya is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈd̪oʝa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(Fissurella spp.) Género de moluscos marinos del orden de los gasterópodos que tienen la concha cónica con un orificio en la parte superior. Son comestibles.".
No misspelling variants are generated for doya in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is doya, spelled D-O-Y-A.
Definition
- 1(Fissurella spp.) Género de moluscos marinos del orden de los gasterópodos que tienen la concha cónica con un orificio en la parte superior. Son comestibles.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how doya appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Algunas caparazones de colles, de dulces, doyas, chitones, caracoles, anunciaban otros mariscos que se comían en menor cantidad.
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.