atornillado

[at̪oɾniˈʝað̞o]

/[at̪oɾniˈʝað̞o]/ verb

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The verdict

“atornillado” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #81,710 among 120,137 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,710
frequency rank, Spanish
120,137
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Participio de atornillar.

Key facts for atornillado
PropertyValue
Headwordatornillado
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[at̪oɾniˈʝað̞o]
Letters11
Frequency rank#81,710
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “atornillado” 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). atornillado lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

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

Rare enough to double-check

atornillado is uncommon Spanish at frequency #81,710 among 120,137 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [at̪oɾniˈʝað̞o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Participio de atornillar.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for atornillado, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is atornillado, spelled A-T-O-R-N-I-L-L-A-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Participio de atornillar.

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 "atornillado"?
"atornillado" is spelled A-T-O-R-N-I-L-L-A-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is [at̪oɾniˈʝað̞o].
What does "atornillado" mean?
As a verb, "atornillado" means: Participio de atornillar.
How do you pronounce "atornillado"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "atornillado" is [at̪oɾniˈʝað̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "atornillado" come from?
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Using “atornillado”

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

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list