altillo

[al̪ˈt̪iʝo]

/[al̪ˈt̪iʝo]/ noun

The verdict

“altillo” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #65,854 among 7,704 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,854
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sitio algo elevado, cerro o monte no muy alto.

Corpus desk

Index ES-altillo · altillo · Spanish

altillo · rank #65,854 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #65,854
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH alternador

Nearest frequency peer: alternador (-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 “altillo”

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 “altillo” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for altillo
PropertyValue
Headwordaltillo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[al̪ˈt̪iʝo]
Letters7
Frequency rank#65,854
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “altillo” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).altillocae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “alternador” (#65,853), “ameba” (#65,855), “allanando” (#65,852). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “altillo” va en #65,854. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

altillo is uncommon Spanish at frequency #65,854 among 7,704 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [al̪ˈt̪iʝo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for altillo in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is altillo, spelled A-L-T-I-L-L-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sitio algo elevado, cerro o monte no muy alto.
  2. 2
    Parte más alta de una edificación, que puede ser un desván, un armario o espacio para almacenar objetos, o un piso elevado que sirve de habitación o estudio.
  3. 3
    Entreplanta o entrepiso que se usa como depósito.
  4. 4
    Armario que se fija en la pared a gran altura.

Synonyms

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 "altillo"?
"altillo" is spelled A-L-T-I-L-L-O. The IPA pronunciation is [al̪ˈt̪iʝo].
What does "altillo" mean?
As a noun, "altillo" means: Sitio algo elevado, cerro o monte no muy alto.
How do you pronounce "altillo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "altillo" is [al̪ˈt̪iʝo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list