amantillo
[amãn̪ˈt̪iʝo]
The verdict
“amantillo” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Cabo sujeto por un extremo en el peñol de una verga horizontal, y que dirigido por la cabeza del palo respectivo, sirve para mantener dicha verga en aquella posición, y aguantar el gran peso de la ...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | amantillo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [amãn̪ˈt̪iʝo] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “amantillo” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
amantillo is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [amãn̪ˈt̪iʝo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Cabo sujeto por un extremo en el peñol de una verga horizontal, y que dirigido por la cabeza del palo respectivo, sirve para mantener dicha verga en aquella posición, y aguantar el gran peso de la ...".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for amantillo, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is amantillo, spelled A-M-A-N-T-I-L-L-O.
Definition
- 1Cabo sujeto por un extremo en el peñol de una verga horizontal, y que dirigido por la cabeza del palo respectivo, sirve para mantener dicha verga en aquella posición, y aguantar el gran peso de la gente que se coloca encima cuando se aferra o se toman rizos a la vela. Lo hay sencillo y doble: el sencillo consiste en un solo cabo; y el doble en que son dos los que se sujetan a la verga, como por ejemplo, el de la botavara; o bien uno solo pasado por un motón en el peñol de la verga.
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 “amantillo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is A-M-A-N-T-I-L-L-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [amãn̪ˈt̪iʝo] (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.