conejillo de Indias
[koneˈxiʝo ð̞e ˈĩn̪d̪jas]
The verdict
“conejillo de Indias” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 19
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Cavia spp.) Mamífero roedor sudamericano, estrictamente herbívoro. Pesa alrededor de un kilo, vive en áreas abiertas y utiliza hoyos y madrigueras para ocultarse y protegerse. Tiene una longevidad...
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Index ES-conejillo-de-indias · conejillo de Indias · Spanish
conejillo de Indias · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 19 letters
- VOW-8 8 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | conejillo de Indias |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [koneˈxiʝo ð̞e ˈĩn̪d̪jas] |
| Letters | 19 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “conejillo de Indias” en español
Rare enough to double-check
conejillo de Indias is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [koneˈxiʝo ð̞e ˈĩn̪d̪jas]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for conejillo de Indias, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 conejillo de Indias, spelled C-O-N-E-J-I-L-L-O- -D-E- -I-N-D-I-A-S.
Definition
- 1(Cavia spp.) Mamífero roedor sudamericano, estrictamente herbívoro. Pesa alrededor de un kilo, vive en áreas abiertas y utiliza hoyos y madrigueras para ocultarse y protegerse. Tiene una longevidad de cuatro a seis años. Los incas domesticaron y criaron estos roedores para aprovechar su carne y su piel. En la actualidad también se le cría para usarlo en experimentos científicos y como mascotas. Las dos especies más comunes son Cavia porcellus y Cavia aperea.
- 2Voluntario para probar tratamientos, productos químicos o farmacéuticos y observar el resultado o efecto de tales experimentaciones.
- 3Cualquier situación o individuo usados como experimento o ensayo.
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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.