bombillo
[bõmˈbiʝo]
The verdict
“bombillo” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #84,633 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #84,633
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Objeto de vidrio que contiene un filamento incandescente por electricidad en atmósfera inerte que sirve para iluminar espacios.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | bombillo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [bõmˈbiʝo] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #84,633 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “bombillo” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for bombillo is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [bõmˈbiʝo]. Corpus data places it at rank #84,633 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
bombillo 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, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is bombillo, spelled B-O-M-B-I-L-L-O.
Definition
- 1Objeto de vidrio que contiene un filamento incandescente por electricidad en atmósfera inerte que sirve para iluminar espacios.
- 2Objeto similar a un sifón, que se coloca en los retretes para evitar el ascenso de los olores fetidos.
- 3Bomba pequeña y portátil destinada para la lucha contra incendios.
- 4Tubo utilizado para absorbar líquidos por la boca.
This word in other languages
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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Using “bombillo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is B-O-M-B-I-L-L-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [bõmˈbiʝo] (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.