dragón
[d̪ɾaˈɣ̞õn]
The verdict
“dragón” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #7,298 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #7,298
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 6
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Animal fantástico, a modo de enorme reptil, frecuente en diversas mitologías de todo el mundo. En Occidente es con frecuencia maligno, alado y capaz de arrojar fuego, mientras que en Oriente es tem...
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 | dragón |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [d̪ɾaˈɣ̞õn] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #7,298 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 6 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “dragón” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for dragón is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [d̪ɾaˈɣ̞õn]. Corpus data places it at rank #7,298 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for dragón, with forms such as "dargón", "ddragón", and "draggón". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "dron", "drogo", "duraron", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is dragón, spelled D-R-A-G-Ó-N.
Definition
- 1Animal fantástico, a modo de enorme reptil, frecuente en diversas mitologías de todo el mundo. En Occidente es con frecuencia maligno, alado y capaz de arrojar fuego, mientras que en Oriente es temible, pero sabio y benéfico.
- 2Cualquiera de varias especies de animales que recuerdan en apariencia a dicha bestia, como los varanos.
- 3Soldado de cualquiera de varios antiguos cuerpos de infantería introducidos en el siglo XVI, que empleaban monturas para el transporte, reconocimiento y eventualmente el combate, formando así un híbrido con la caballería, o de cualquiera de los cuerpos que por razones históricas conservan esa designación.
- 4(Antirrhinum majus) Hierba perenne, de la familia de las plantagináceas, nativa de la cuenca del Mediterráneo y ampliamente cultivada por sus flores.
- 5Olor desagradable que sale por la boca, en particular el producido por ingerir bebidas alcohólicas.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: dargón,ddragón,draggón,dragnó,dragónn,draógn,drgaón,drragón,rdagón
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of dragón - 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 “dragón”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is D-R-A-G-Ó-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [d̪ɾaˈɣ̞õn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “dron” - see the side-by-side comparison. dragón vs dron
- 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.