mondongo
[mõn̪ˈd̪õŋgo]
The verdict
“mondongo” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #55,756 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #55,756
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Víscera del tracto digestivo de la res empleada para el consumo.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | mondongo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [mõn̪ˈd̪õŋgo] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #55,756 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “mondongo” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for mondongo is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [mõn̪ˈd̪õŋgo]. Corpus data places it at rank #55,756 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for mondongo, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is mondongo, spelled M-O-N-D-O-N-G-O.
Definition
- 1Víscera del tracto digestivo de la res empleada para el consumo.
- 2En particular, estómago de vacuno, cerdo o cordero aderezado para la gastronomía.
- 3Por extensión, vísceras blandas del abdomen del ser humano.
- 4Gastronomía: Sancocho elaborado con estómago y patas de vacuno o caprino.
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 “mondongo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is M-O-N-D-O-N-G-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [mõn̪ˈd̪õŋgo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.