castillejo
Spanish, noun/kastiˈʝexo/
castillejo is spelled C-A-S-T-I-L-L-E-J-O (10 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish, the 48,253rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Castillejo is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “a type of scaffolding” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Diminutivo de castillo”.
What does castillejo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinea type of scaffolding
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Diminutivo de castillo. 2. Juego infantil que consiste en tirar a distancia una o más nueces sobre un montoncito formado por otras cuatro. Gana el que derriba el castillejo. 3. Andamio que se arma para levantar pesos considerables, generalmente en la construcción de edificios. 4. Carretón pequeño en que se pone a los niños para que se enseñen a andar.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of castillejo
- castillejos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce castillejo?
- /kastiˈʝexo/
- [kas.t̪iˈʝe.xo]
- [kast̪iˈʝexo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is castillejo in Spanish?
castillejo appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).