ducado

[d̪uˈkað̞o]

/[d̪uˈkað̞o]/ noun

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The verdict

“ducado” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #30,439. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,439
frequency rank, Spanish
4,885
“D” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
18
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mando supremo de una fuerza militar

Corpus desk

Index ES-ducado · ducado · Spanish

ducado · rank #30,439 · 8 variants · 18 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #30,439
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 18 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH edificar

Nearest frequency peer: edificar (+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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “ducado”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “ducado” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

ducado vs dudo
67% similar
ducado vs ducto
67% similar
ducado vs durado
83% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for ducado
PropertyValue
Headwordducado
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[d̪uˈkað̞o]
Letters6
Frequency rank#30,439
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “ducado”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.ducadocae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “edificar” (#30,440), “dividieron” (#30,437), “efectuará” (#30,441). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “ducado” va en #30,439. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around ducado (IPA [d̪uˈkað̞o]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #30,439 among 4,885 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for ducado, with forms such as "dcuado", "dducado", and "duacdo". 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 18 confusable-pair relationships, "dudo", "ducto", "durado", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is ducado, spelled D-U-C-A-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mando supremo de una fuerza militar
  2. 2
    Condición de duque
  3. 3
    Territorio gobernado por un duque, sea soberano o feudatario

This word in other languages

duchy(English)duché(Français)Herzogtum(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • dcuado
  • dducado
  • duacdo
  • ducaddo
  • ducaod
  • duccado
  • ducdao
  • udcado

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ducado - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

dcuado2dducado1duacdo2ducaddo1ducaod2duccado1ducdao2udcado2
Edit distance from "ducado"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ducado"?
"ducado" is spelled D-U-C-A-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪uˈkað̞o].
What does "ducado" mean?
As a noun, "ducado" means: Mando supremo de una fuerza militar
What words are commonly confused with "ducado"?
"ducado" is commonly confused with "dudo", "ducto", "durado". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ducado"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ducado" is [d̪uˈkað̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ducado" come from?
"ducado" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "ducado", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

elegía#30,444enojan#30,453erigir#30,458escort#30,460

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

derrite8 variantsderbi8 variantsCorina8 variantsfigure8 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list