drogado
[d̪ɾoˈɣ̞að̞o]
The verdict
“drogado” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #21,647 in Spanish word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #21,647
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 12
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Se dice de quien está bajo los efectos de una droga.
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 | drogado |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [d̪ɾoˈɣ̞að̞o] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #21,647 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 12 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “drogado” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for drogado is 7 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [d̪ɾoˈɣ̞að̞o]. Corpus data places it at rank #21,647 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for drogado, with forms such as "ddrogado", "dorgado", and "drgoado". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "drogo", "drogas", "drogados", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is drogado, spelled D-R-O-G-A-D-O.
Definition
- 1Se dice de quien está bajo los efectos de una droga.
- 2Se dice de la persona que consume drogas, habitualmente ilegales, que provocan dependencia.
Synonyms
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ddrogado,dorgado,drgoado,droagdo,drogaddo,drogaod,drogdao,droggado,drrogado,rdogado
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of drogado - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “drogado”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is D-R-O-G-A-D-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [d̪ɾoˈɣ̞að̞o] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “drogo” - see the side-by-side comparison. drogado vs drogo
- 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.