mondadientes
[mõn̪d̪aˈð̞jẽn̪t̪es]
The verdict
“mondadientes” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #99,830 among 36,142 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #99,830
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 36,142
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Palillo de madera u otro material utilizado para eliminar los restos de comida que pueden alojarse entre los dientes.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | mondadientes |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [mõn̪d̪aˈð̞jẽn̪t̪es] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #99,830 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “mondadientes” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
mondadientes is uncommon Spanish at frequency #99,830 among 36,142 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [mõn̪d̪aˈð̞jẽn̪t̪es]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Palillo de madera u otro material utilizado para eliminar los restos de comida que pueden alojarse entre los dientes.".
Zero misspellings are on record for mondadientes in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, 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 explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is mondadientes, spelled M-O-N-D-A-D-I-E-N-T-E-S.
Definition
- 1Palillo de madera u otro material utilizado para eliminar los restos de comida que pueden alojarse entre los dientes.
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 “mondadientes”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is M-O-N-D-A-D-I-E-N-T-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [mõn̪d̪aˈð̞jẽn̪t̪es] (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.