drottning

[˘drɔtnɪŋ]

/[˘drɔtnɪŋ]/ noun

The verdict

“drottning” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Reina.

Corpus desk

Index ES-drottning · drottning · Spanish

drottning · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "D" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for drottning
PropertyValue
Headworddrottning
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[˘drɔtnɪŋ]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “drottning” en español

drottningqueda fuera de las 100.000 palabras españolas más frecuentes, en la cola larga de vocabulario técnico, arcaico o raro, justo donde más se duda de la ortografía.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

drottning is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [˘drɔtnɪŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for drottning, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is drottning, spelled D-R-O-T-T-N-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Reina.
  2. 2
    Hembra fértil en abejas.
  3. 3
    Reina.

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "drottning"?
"drottning" is spelled D-R-O-T-T-N-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [˘drɔtnɪŋ].
What does "drottning" mean?
As a noun, "drottning" means: Reina.
How do you pronounce "drottning"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "drottning" is [˘drɔtnɪŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "drottning" come from?
"drottning" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list