Dresde
[ˈd̪ɾesð̞e]
The verdict
“Dresde” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #54,845 among 4,885 “D” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #54,845
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 4,885
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ciudad alemana, capital del estado de Sajonia.
Corpus desk
Index ES-dresde · Dresde · Spanish
Dresde · rank #54,845 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #54,845
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,885
- PHOTO-FINISH donner
Nearest frequency peer: donner (-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.
Rangos de cola larga cerca de “Dresde”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- divido
divido
45,159 corpus weight
- dogmático
dogmático
45,158 corpus weight
- donner
donner
45,157 corpus weight
- Dresde
Dresde
45,156 corpus weight
- drogadicta
drogadicta
45,155 corpus weight
- drum
drum
45,154 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “Dresde” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Dresde |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [ˈd̪ɾesð̞e] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #54,845 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “Dresde” en español
Rare enough to double-check
Dresde is uncommon Spanish at frequency #54,845 among 4,885 “D” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈd̪ɾesð̞e]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ciudad alemana, capital del estado de Sajonia.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Dresde, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is Dresde, spelled D-R-E-S-D-E.
Definition
- 1Ciudad alemana, capital del estado de Sajonia.
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); 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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