altillo
[al̪ˈt̪iʝo]
The verdict
“altillo” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #65,854 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #65,854
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Sitio algo elevado, cerro o monte no muy alto.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | altillo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [al̪ˈt̪iʝo] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #65,854 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “altillo” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for altillo is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [al̪ˈt̪iʝo]. Corpus data places it at rank #65,854 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.
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
- 1Sitio algo elevado, cerro o monte no muy alto.
- 2Parte 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.
- 3Entreplanta o entrepiso que se usa como depósito.
- 4Armario 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.
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Using “altillo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is A-L-T-I-L-L-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [al̪ˈt̪iʝo] (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.