armilla

[aɾˈmiʝa]

/[aɾˈmiʝa]/ noun

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The verdict

“armilla” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #91,599 among 120,137 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#91,599
frequency rank, Spanish
120,137
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Cordón con forma de anillo que abraza la columna por debajo del tambor del capitel.

Key facts for armilla
PropertyValue
Headwordarmilla
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[aɾˈmiʝa]
Letters7
Frequency rank#91,599
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “armilla” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). armilla lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

armilla is uncommon Spanish at frequency #91,599 among 120,137 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [aɾˈmiʝa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for armilla in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is armilla, spelled A-R-M-I-L-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cordón con forma de anillo que abraza la columna por debajo del tambor del capitel.
  2. 2
    Parte de la basa de la columna, encima del plinto.
  3. 3
    Instrumento usado antiguamente para resolver problemas de trigonometría esférica.
  4. 4
    Brazalete o aro que era usado como adorno en los brazos.

Synonyms

astrágaloespira

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 "armilla"?
"armilla" is spelled A-R-M-I-L-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is [aɾˈmiʝa].
What does "armilla" mean?
As a noun, "armilla" means: Cordón con forma de anillo que abraza la columna por debajo del tambor del capitel.
How do you pronounce "armilla"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "armilla" is [aɾˈmiʝa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "armilla" come from?
"armilla" 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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Using “armilla”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is A-R-M-I-L-L-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [aɾˈmiʝa] (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

Other uncommon Spanish words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list