dulce
[ˈd̪ulse]
The verdict
“dulce” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #1,674 in Spanish word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #1,674
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 13
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Que causa sensación agradable al paladar. Se obtiene por medio del azúcar u otros agentes endulzantes como aspartame, sucralosa, ciclamato, stevia, etc.
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 | dulce |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈd̪ulse] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #1,674 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 13 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “dulce” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for dulce is 5 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈd̪ulse]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,674 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for dulce, with forms such as "ddulce", "dluce", and "ducle". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "duque", "Dutch", "dulces", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 dulce, spelled D-U-L-C-E.
Definition
- 1Que causa sensación agradable al paladar. Se obtiene por medio del azúcar u otros agentes endulzantes como aspartame, sucralosa, ciclamato, stevia, etc.
- 2Que no es agrio ni picante.
- 3Grato, gustoso, apacible.
- 4Que posee cierta suavidad en el dibujo.
- 5Que tiene un colorido agradable y bello.
Antonyms
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ddulce,dluce,ducle,dulcce,dulec,dullce,dulse,udlce
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of dulce - 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 “dulce”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is D-U-L-C-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈd̪ulse] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “duque” - see the side-by-side comparison. dulce vs duque
- 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.