dromedario
[d̪ɾomeˈð̞aɾjo]
The verdict
“dromedario” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Artiodáctilo de la familia Camelidae. Es similar al camello bactriano (Camelus ferus), del que se diferencia por su pelaje generalmente más corto, cuerpo menos robusto y presencia de una joroba en ...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dromedario |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [d̪ɾomeˈð̞aɾjo] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “dromedario” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
dromedario is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [d̪ɾomeˈð̞aɾjo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Artiodáctilo de la familia Camelidae. Es similar al camello bactriano (Camelus ferus), del que se diferencia por su pelaje generalmente más corto, cuerpo menos robusto y presencia de una joroba en ...".
dromedario doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is dromedario, spelled D-R-O-M-E-D-A-R-I-O.
Definition
- 1Artiodáctilo de la familia Camelidae. Es similar al camello bactriano (Camelus ferus), del que se diferencia por su pelaje generalmente más corto, cuerpo menos robusto y presencia de una joroba en lugar de dos. No se reconocen subespecies.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “dromedario”
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- The one correct Spanish spelling is D-R-O-M-E-D-A-R-I-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [d̪ɾomeˈð̞aɾjo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- 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.