médano
[ˈmeð̞ano]
The verdict
“médano” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #85,088 among 3,868 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #85,088
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 3,868
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Colina móvil formada por el viento en terrenos arenosos y yermos.
Corpus desk
Index ES-medano · médano · Spanish
médano · rank #85,088 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #85,088
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,868
- PHOTO-FINISH narrative
Nearest frequency peer: narrative (+2 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.
Rangos de cola larga cerca de “médano”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- multiplicad…
multiplicados
14,919 corpus weight
- musculosas
musculosas
14,918 corpus weight
- mutualismo
mutualismo
14,916 corpus weight
- médano
médano
14,913 corpus weight
- narrative
narrative
14,911 corpus weight
- navarras
navarras
14,908 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “médano” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | médano |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈmeð̞ano] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #85,088 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “médano” en español
Rare enough to double-check
médano is uncommon Spanish at frequency #85,088 among 3,868 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmeð̞ano]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for médano in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is médano, spelled M-É-D-A-N-O.
Definition
- 1Colina móvil formada por el viento en terrenos arenosos y yermos.
- 2Banco de arena a poca profundidad de la superficie de un cuerpo de agua.
Synonyms
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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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