duplicado

[d̪upliˈkað̞o]

/[d̪upliˈkað̞o]/ noun

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The verdict

“duplicado” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #18,802. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,802
frequency rank, Spanish
90,663
“D” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Documento copiado exactamente del original por medios mecánicos o fotográficos, que tiene su misma validez legal, utilizado como respaldo para el caso de extravío o pérdida accidental.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

duplicado vs duplicar
78% similar
duplicado vs duplicados
90% similar
duplicado vs duplica
78% similar

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

Key facts for duplicado
PropertyValue
Headwordduplicado
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[d̪upliˈkað̞o]
Letters9
Frequency rank#18,802
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “duplicado” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). duplicado lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around duplicado (IPA [d̪upliˈkað̞o]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #18,802 among 90,663 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for duplicado, with forms such as "dduplicado", "dpulicado", and "dulpicado". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "duplicar", "duplicados", "duplica", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is duplicado, spelled D-U-P-L-I-C-A-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Documento copiado exactamente del original por medios mecánicos o fotográficos, que tiene su misma validez legal, utilizado como respaldo para el caso de extravío o pérdida accidental.
  2. 2
    Copia de un objeto que sirve para el mismo fin.
  3. 3
    Segundo ejemplar de una obra, que es copia del primer ejemplar de la misma.

Synonyms

copiadoble

This word in other languages

verdoppelt(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • dduplicado
  • dpulicado
  • dulpicado
  • dupilcado
  • duplciado
  • dupliacdo
  • duplicaddo
  • duplicaod
  • dupliccado
  • duplicdao
  • dupllicado
  • dupplicado
  • udplicado

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

dduplicado1dpulicado2dulpicado2dupilcado2duplciado2dupliacdo2duplicaddo1duplicaod2
Edit distance from "duplicado"

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 "duplicado"?
"duplicado" is spelled D-U-P-L-I-C-A-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪upliˈkað̞o].
What does "duplicado" mean?
As a noun, "duplicado" means: Documento copiado exactamente del original por medios mecánicos o fotográficos, que tiene su misma validez legal, utilizado como respaldo para el caso de extravío o pérdida accidental.
What words are commonly confused with "duplicado"?
"duplicado" is commonly confused with "duplicar", "duplicados", "duplica". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "duplicado"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "duplicado" is [d̪upliˈkað̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "duplicado" come from?
"duplicado" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “duplicado”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is D-U-P-L-I-C-A-D-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [d̪upliˈkað̞o] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “duplicar” - see the side-by-side comparison. duplicado vs duplicar
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

Same frequency band

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list