ampolleta
[ãmpoˈʝet̪a]
The verdict
“ampolleta” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #95,961 among 7,704 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #95,961
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7,704
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Reloj de arena.
Corpus desk
Index ES-ampolleta · ampolleta · Spanish
ampolleta · rank #95,961 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #95,961
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 7,704
- PHOTO-FINISH amma
Nearest frequency peer: amma (-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 “ampolleta”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- altímetro
altímetro
4,045 corpus weight
- ambidiestro
ambidiestro
4,043 corpus weight
- amma
amma
4,041 corpus weight
- ampolleta
ampolleta
4,040 corpus weight
- anegadas
anegadas
4,037 corpus weight
- angelinos
angelinos
4,036 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “ampolleta” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ampolleta |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ãmpoˈʝet̪a] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #95,961 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “ampolleta” en español
Rare enough to double-check
ampolleta is uncommon Spanish at frequency #95,961 among 7,704 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ãmpoˈʝet̪a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
ampolleta has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is ampolleta, spelled A-M-P-O-L-L-E-T-A.
Definition
- 1Reloj de arena.
- 2Tiempo que demora en pasar la arena del reloj desde una ampolla a la otra.
- 3Dispositivo eléctrico formado por un filamento de vanadio u otro metal en un recipiente vacío o lleno de un gas inerte, a través del cual se hace pasar corriente eléctrica para iluminar por incandescencia.
- 4Pequeño recipiente de vidrio que mantiene en condiciones de esterilidad un líquido para ser inyectado.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how ampolleta appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Alguien encendió la ampolleta que colgaba del centro del techo y la luz áspera parecía haber despertado a los jóvenes.
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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Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).