dulce de leche
[ˈd̪ulse ð̞e ˈlet͡ʃe]
The verdict
“dulce de leche” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dulce preparado a base de leche y azúcar, con consistencia de mermelada para untar el pan, o en forma de barritas, para consumir como los chocolates. Cuando se usa leche natural su color es castaño...
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Index ES-dulce-de-leche · dulce de leche · Spanish
dulce de leche · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-5 5 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dulce de leche |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˈd̪ulse ð̞e ˈlet͡ʃe] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “dulce de leche” en español
Rare enough to double-check
dulce de leche is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˈd̪ulse ð̞e ˈlet͡ʃe]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Dulce preparado a base de leche y azúcar, con consistencia de mermelada para untar el pan, o en forma de barritas, para consumir como los chocolates. Cuando se usa leche natural su color es castaño...".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for dulce de leche, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
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 dulce de leche, spelled D-U-L-C-E- -D-E- -L-E-C-H-E.
Definition
- 1Dulce preparado a base de leche y azúcar, con consistencia de mermelada para untar el pan, o en forma de barritas, para consumir como los chocolates. Cuando se usa leche natural su color es castaño claro y su consistencia es semilíquida, pero si se usa leche condensada es de color café oscuro y brillante y es casí sólido.
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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.