aguililla
[aɣ̞iˈliʝa]
The verdict
“aguililla” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ave rapaz diurna, de color pardo con manchas rojizas en el pecho y el vientre, y collar y moño amarillentos, que anida en tierra, cerca de los sitios pantanosos.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | aguililla |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [aɣ̞iˈliʝa] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “aguililla” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for aguililla is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [aɣ̞iˈliʝa]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Ave rapaz diurna, de color pardo con manchas rojizas en el pecho y el vientre, y collar y moño amarillentos, que anida en tierra, cerca de los sitios pantanosos.".
Zero misspellings are on record for aguililla in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is aguililla, spelled A-G-U-I-L-I-L-L-A.
Definition
- 1Ave rapaz diurna, de color pardo con manchas rojizas en el pecho y el vientre, y collar y moño amarillentos, que anida en tierra, cerca de los sitios pantanosos.
Synonyms
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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Using “aguililla”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is A-G-U-I-L-I-L-L-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [aɣ̞iˈliʝa] (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.