dúctil

[ˈd̪ukt̪il]

/[ˈd̪ukt̪il]/ adj

The verdict

“dúctil” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #84,806 among 4,885 “D” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#84,806
frequency rank, Spanish
4,885
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dicho de un metal: Que, mecánicamente, se puede extender en alambres e hilos.

Corpus desk

Index ES-ductil · dúctil · Spanish

dúctil · rank #84,806 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #84,806
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH durísimas

Nearest frequency peer: durísimas (-2 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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “dúctil”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “dúctil” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for dúctil
PropertyValue
Headworddúctil
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈd̪ukt̪il]
Letters6
Frequency rank#84,806
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “dúctil” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).dúctilcae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “durísimas” (#84,804), “duraciones” (#84,803), “duplicarse” (#84,802). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “dúctil” va en #84,806. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

dúctil is uncommon Spanish at frequency #84,806 among 4,885 “D” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈd̪ukt̪il]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

dúctil has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is dúctil, spelled D-Ú-C-T-I-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dicho de un metal: Que, mecánicamente, se puede extender en alambres e hilos.
  2. 2
    Maleable.
  3. 3
    Acomodadizo, de blanda condición, condescendiente.
  4. 4
    Dicho de algo: Fácil de deformar.
  5. 5
    Dicho de un metal: Que, estando en frío, aún es maleable y mantiene la cualidad de irrompible.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how dúctil appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Las milonitas se desarrollan típicamente en zonas de cizalla dúctil a cierta profundidad en la corteza y manto superior.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "dúctil"?
"dúctil" is spelled D-Ú-C-T-I-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈd̪ukt̪il].
What does "dúctil" mean?
As an adjective, "dúctil" means: Dicho de un metal: Que, mecánicamente, se puede extender en alambres e hilos.
How do you pronounce "dúctil"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dúctil" is [ˈd̪ukt̪il]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list