aguilucho

[aɣ̞iˈlut͡ʃo]

/[aɣ̞iˈlut͡ʃo]/ noun

The verdict

“aguilucho” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #69,956 among 7,704 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#69,956
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pichón del águila.

Corpus desk

Index ES-aguilucho · aguilucho · Spanish

aguilucho · rank #69,956 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #69,956
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH agradezcan

Nearest frequency peer: agradezcan (-1 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 “aguilucho”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “aguilucho” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for aguilucho
PropertyValue
Headwordaguilucho
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[aɣ̞iˈlut͡ʃo]
Letters9
Frequency rank#69,956
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “aguilucho” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.aguiluchocae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “agradezcan” (#69,955), “agradeces” (#69,954), “ajonjolí” (#69,958). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “aguilucho” va en #69,956. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

aguilucho is uncommon Spanish at frequency #69,956 among 7,704 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [aɣ̞iˈlut͡ʃo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

aguilucho doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is aguilucho, spelled A-G-U-I-L-U-C-H-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pichón del águila.
  2. 2
    Nombre común de varias especies de la familia Accipitridae, especialmente los rapaces de tamaño pequeño y color gris o pardo.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "aguilucho"?
"aguilucho" is spelled A-G-U-I-L-U-C-H-O. The IPA pronunciation is [aɣ̞iˈlut͡ʃo].
What does "aguilucho" mean?
As a noun, "aguilucho" means: Pichón del águila.
How do you pronounce "aguilucho"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aguilucho" is [aɣ̞iˈlut͡ʃo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aguilucho" come from?
"aguilucho" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "aguilucho", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list