espada de Damocles
[esˈpað̞a ð̞e ð̞aˈmokles]
The verdict
“espada de Damocles” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 18
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - En sentido figurado, amenaza persistente de un peligro.
Corpus desk
Index ES-espada-de-damocles · espada de Damocles · Spanish
espada de Damocles · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 18 letters
- VOW-7 7 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" 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 | espada de Damocles |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [esˈpað̞a ð̞e ð̞aˈmokles] |
| Letters | 18 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “espada de Damocles” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
espada de Damocles is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [esˈpað̞a ð̞e ð̞aˈmokles]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "En sentido figurado, amenaza persistente de un peligro.".
espada de Damocles has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is espada de Damocles, spelled E-S-P-A-D-A- -D-E- -D-A-M-O-C-L-E-S.
Definition
- 1En sentido figurado, amenaza persistente de un peligro.
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.
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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.