dragado

[d̪ɾaˈɣ̞að̞o]

/[d̪ɾaˈɣ̞að̞o]/ noun

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The verdict

“dragado” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #45,887. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#45,887
frequency rank, Spanish
4,885
“D” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Extracción de arena, lodo, piedras y otros materiales del lecho de un río, canal, puerto o zona navegable

Corpus desk

Index ES-dragado · dragado · Spanish

dragado · rank #45,887 · 10 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #45,887
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH dosel

Nearest frequency peer: dosel (-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 “dragado”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “dragado” 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).

dragado vs drago
71% similar
dragado vs drogado
86% similar
dragado vs drogada
71% similar

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

Key facts for dragado
PropertyValue
Headworddragado
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[d̪ɾaˈɣ̞að̞o]
Letters7
Frequency rank#45,887
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “dragado”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).dragadocae 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 “dosel” (#45,886), “dominus” (#45,885), “dojo” (#45,883). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “dragado” va en #45,887. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around dragado (IPA [d̪ɾaˈɣ̞að̞o]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #45,887 among 4,885 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Extracción de arena, lodo, piedras y otros materiales del lecho de un río, canal, puerto o zona navegable".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for dragado, with forms such as "dargado", "ddragado", and "draagdo". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "drago", "drogado", "drogada", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is dragado, spelled D-R-A-G-A-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Extracción de arena, lodo, piedras y otros materiales del lecho de un río, canal, puerto o zona navegable

This word in other languages

dredging(English)dragage(Français)dragagem(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • dargado
  • ddragado
  • draagdo
  • dragaddo
  • dragaod
  • dragdao
  • draggado
  • drgaado
  • drragado
  • rdagado

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

dargado2ddragado1draagdo2dragaddo1dragaod2dragdao2draggado1drgaado2
Edit distance from "dragado"

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 "dragado"?
"dragado" is spelled D-R-A-G-A-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪ɾaˈɣ̞að̞o].
What does "dragado" mean?
As a noun, "dragado" means: Extracción de arena, lodo, piedras y otros materiales del lecho de un río, canal, puerto o zona navegable
What words are commonly confused with "dragado"?
"dragado" is commonly confused with "drago", "drogado", "drogada". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "dragado"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dragado" is [d̪ɾaˈɣ̞að̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dragado" come from?
"dragado" 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 "dragado", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

dominus#45,885enfadar#45,903desazón#45,865epíteto#45,909

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

errantes10 variantsdenotar10 variantsesquivo10 variantscroquis10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list