draconiano
[d̪ɾakoˈnjano]
The verdict
“draconiano” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as an adjective - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Severo en extremo, dicho en especial de una ley, medida o providencia.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | draconiano |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [d̪ɾakoˈnjano] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “draconiano” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for draconiano is 10 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [d̪ɾakoˈnjano]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No misspelling variants are generated for draconiano in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is draconiano, spelled D-R-A-C-O-N-I-A-N-O.
Definition
- 1Severo en extremo, dicho en especial de una ley, medida o providencia.
- 2Estricto hasta lo insoportable.
- 3Propio de o referente a Dracón, severo legislador de la antigua Atenas.
This word in other languages
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 “draconiano”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is D-R-A-C-O-N-I-A-N-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [d̪ɾakoˈnjano] (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.