carillón
[kaɾiˈʝõn]
The verdict
“carillón” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Aparato musical instalado en campanarios y compuesto de grandes campanas inteligentemente acordadas, que mediante un teclado se hacen sonar melódicamente.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | carillón |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kaɾiˈʝõn] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “carillón” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for carillón is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kaɾiˈʝõn]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for carillón, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is carillón, spelled C-A-R-I-L-L-Ó-N.
Definition
- 1Aparato musical instalado en campanarios y compuesto de grandes campanas inteligentemente acordadas, que mediante un teclado se hacen sonar melódicamente.
- 2Instrumento de percusión idiófono que consiste en un juego de campanas dispuestas en escala musical que se golpean con un martillo.
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.
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Using “carillón”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-A-R-I-L-L-Ó-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kaɾiˈʝõn] (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.