calderilla
[kal̪d̪eˈɾiʝa]
The verdict
“calderilla” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #73,438 among 77,812 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #73,438
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 77,812
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Monedas de escaso valor.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | calderilla |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kal̪d̪eˈɾiʝa] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #73,438 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “calderilla” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
calderilla is uncommon Spanish at frequency #73,438 among 77,812 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [kal̪d̪eˈɾiʝa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for calderilla, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 calderilla, spelled C-A-L-D-E-R-I-L-L-A.
Definition
- 1Monedas de escaso valor.
- 2Caldero pequeño para llevar el agua bendita.
- 3Arbusto de la familia de las Saxifragáceas, de uno o dos metros de altura, flores amarillas, bayas rojas.
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 “calderilla”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-A-L-D-E-R-I-L-L-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kal̪d̪eˈɾiʝa] (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.