dulce
[ˈd̪ulse]
The verdict
“dulce” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #1,674. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #1,674
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 4,885
- “D” headwords
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 13
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que causa sensación agradable al paladar. Se obtiene por medio del azúcar u otros agentes endulzantes como aspartame, sucralosa, ciclamato, stevia, etc.
Corpus desk
Index ES-dulce · dulce · Spanish
dulce · rank #1,674 · 8 variants · 13 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #1,674
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
- VAR-MID 8 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,885
- PHOTO-FINISH correcto
Nearest frequency peer: correcto (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “dulce”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- conflicto
conflicto
98,330 corpus weight
- consecuencia
consecuencia
98,329 corpus weight
- correcto
correcto
98,328 corpus weight
- dulce
dulce
98,327 corpus weight
- entiende
entiende
98,326 corpus weight
- errores
errores
98,325 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “dulce” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
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) |
Dónde se sitúa “dulce” en la frecuencia del español
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 8 spelling variants around dulce (IPA [ˈd̪ulse]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #1,674 among 4,885 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
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
This word in other languages
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.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "dulce", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "dulce". Here's where to go from here.
- "dulce" maps to 13 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "duque". View pair
- 8 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #1,674 among Spanish headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more Spanish words in the "D" letter cohort. D–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.