arrullo

[aˈruʝo]

/[aˈruʝo]/ noun

The verdict

“arrullo” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #90,607 among 7,704 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#90,607
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sonido grave y monótono con que se enamoran las palomas y tórtolas.

Corpus desk

Index ES-arrullo · arrullo · Spanish

arrullo · rank #90,607 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #90,607
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH asbestos

Nearest frequency peer: asbestos (+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 “arrullo”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for arrullo
PropertyValue
Headwordarrullo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[aˈruʝo]
Letters7
Frequency rank#90,607
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “arrullo” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).arrullocae 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: “asbestos” (#90,608), “ascenderán” (#90,609), “asepsia” (#90,610). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “arrullo” va en #90,607. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

arrullo is uncommon Spanish at frequency #90,607 among 7,704 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [aˈruʝo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for arrullo, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is arrullo, spelled A-R-R-U-L-L-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sonido grave y monótono con que se enamoran las palomas y tórtolas.
  2. 2
    Canto grave y monótono para adormecer a los niños.

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 "arrullo"?
"arrullo" is spelled A-R-R-U-L-L-O. The IPA pronunciation is [aˈruʝo].
What does "arrullo" mean?
As a noun, "arrullo" means: Sonido grave y monótono con que se enamoran las palomas y tórtolas.
How do you pronounce "arrullo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "arrullo" is [aˈruʝo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "arrullo" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "arrullo", 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