fidedigno
[fið̞eˈð̞iɣ̞no]
The verdict
“fidedigno” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #79,156 in Spanish word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #79,156
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Se dice de algo o alguien en que se puede confiar o que merece creerse; digno o merecedor de fe y crédito.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | fidedigno |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [fið̞eˈð̞iɣ̞no] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #79,156 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “fidedigno” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for fidedigno is 9 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [fið̞eˈð̞iɣ̞no]. Corpus data places it at rank #79,156 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Se dice de algo o alguien en que se puede confiar o que merece creerse; digno o merecedor de fe y crédito.".
fidedigno doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is fidedigno, spelled F-I-D-E-D-I-G-N-O.
Definition
- 1Se dice de algo o alguien en que se puede confiar o que merece creerse; digno o merecedor de fe y crédito.
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “fidedigno”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is F-I-D-E-D-I-G-N-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [fið̞eˈð̞iɣ̞no] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.