duodécimo

[d̪woˈð̞esimo]

/[d̪woˈð̞esimo]/ num

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The verdict

“duodécimo” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #38,073. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#38,073
frequency rank, Spanish
4,885
“D” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que ocupa el puesto siguiente al undécimo en una serie ordenada. Ordinal del doce.

Corpus desk

Index ES-duodecimo · duodécimo · Spanish

duodécimo · rank #38,073 · 13 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #38,073
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH dry

Nearest frequency peer: dry (-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 “duodécimo”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “duodécimo” 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).

duodécimo vs duodécima
89% similar

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

Key facts for duodécimo
PropertyValue
Headwordduodécimo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNumeral
IPA[d̪woˈð̞esimo]
Letters9
Frequency rank#38,073
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “duodécimo”

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

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “dry” (#38,072), “duplicación” (#38,074), “dramaturgia” (#38,071). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “duodécimo” va en #38,073. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around duodécimo (IPA [d̪woˈð̞esimo]), anumeral. Corpus frequency is #38,073 among 4,885 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for duodécimo, with forms such as "dduodécimo", "doudécimo", and "dudoécimo". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "duodécima", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is duodécimo, spelled D-U-O-D-É-C-I-M-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que ocupa el puesto siguiente al undécimo en una serie ordenada. Ordinal del doce.
  2. 2
    Que es una de las doce partes en que se divide un todo.

Synonyms

decimosegundodocenodoceavodocenodozavo

This word in other languages

twelfth(English)douzième(Français)zwölfte(Deutsch)duodécimo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • dduodécimo
  • doudécimo
  • dudoécimo
  • duodcéimo
  • duoddécimo
  • duodéccimo
  • duodécimmo
  • duodéciom
  • duodécmio
  • duodéicmo
  • duodésimo
  • duoédcimo
  • udodécimo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

dduodécimo1doudécimo2dudoécimo2duodcéimo2duoddécimo1duodéccimo1duodécimmo1duodéciom2
Edit distance from "duodécimo"

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 "duodécimo"?
"duodécimo" is spelled D-U-O-D-É-C-I-M-O. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪woˈð̞esimo].
What does "duodécimo" mean?
As a numeral, "duodécimo" means: Que ocupa el puesto siguiente al undécimo en una serie ordenada. Ordinal del doce.
What words are commonly confused with "duodécimo"?
"duodécimo" is commonly confused with "duodécima". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "duodécimo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "duodécimo" is [d̪woˈð̞esimo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "duodécimo" come from?
"duodécimo" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

disparada#38,064direction#38,061enfureció#38,086dilucidar#38,059

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

doblegar13 variantsdestruirá13 variantsespirales13 variantsestampida13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list