carboncillo
[kaɾβ̞õnˈsiʝo]
The verdict
“carboncillo” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #79,862 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #79,862
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pequeños trozo de carbón de origen vegetal de forma y tamaño parecido a un lápiz. Existen de diferentes grosores y durezas.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | carboncillo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kaɾβ̞õnˈsiʝo] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #79,862 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “carboncillo” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for carboncillo is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kaɾβ̞õnˈsiʝo]. Corpus data places it at rank #79,862 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for carboncillo, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is carboncillo, spelled C-A-R-B-O-N-C-I-L-L-O.
Definition
- 1Pequeños trozo de carbón de origen vegetal de forma y tamaño parecido a un lápiz. Existen de diferentes grosores y durezas.
- 2Dibujo hecho con este material.
- 3Hongo parásito de varios cereales como el trigo.
- 4Hongo.
- 5Carbonilla.
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 “carboncillo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-A-R-B-O-N-C-I-L-L-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kaɾβ̞õnˈsiʝo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.