Dresde
[ˈd̪ɾesð̞e]
The verdict
“Dresde” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #54,845 in Spanish word frequency and used as a proper noun.
- #54,845
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ciudad alemana, capital del estado de Sajonia.
| 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) |
Where “Dresde” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for Dresde is 6 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈd̪ɾesð̞e]. Corpus data places it at rank #54,845 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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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Using “Dresde”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is D-R-E-S-D-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈd̪ɾesð̞e] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.