campanil

[kãmpaˈnil]

/[kãmpaˈnil]/ noun

The verdict

“campanil” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Campanario₁.

Corpus desk

Index ES-campanil · campanil · Spanish

campanil · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "C" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for campanil
PropertyValue
Headwordcampanil
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kãmpaˈnil]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “campanil” en español

campanilqueda fuera de las 100.000 palabras españolas más frecuentes, en la cola larga de vocabulario técnico, arcaico o raro, justo donde más se duda de la ortografía.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

campanil is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [kãmpaˈnil]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for campanil in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is campanil, spelled C-A-M-P-A-N-I-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Campanario₁.
  2. 2
    Término municipal.
  3. 3
    Una clase de piedra de sillería.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how campanil appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. «A cada ratito se asomaba al balcón de la sala y miraba inquieta el campanil vetusto de la iglesia, como si esperara una paloma, o un ángel».
  2. «Pobre campanil solitario, sin más amigos que los semáforos del ferrocarril».

Synonyms

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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "campanil"?
"campanil" is spelled C-A-M-P-A-N-I-L. The IPA pronunciation is [kãmpaˈnil].
What does "campanil" mean?
As a noun, "campanil" means: Campanario₁.
How do you pronounce "campanil"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "campanil" is [kãmpaˈnil]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "campanil" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list