conventillo

[kõmbẽn̪ˈt̪iʝo]

/[kõmbẽn̪ˈt̪iʝo]/ noun

The verdict

“conventillo” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #74,386 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#74,386
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Casa antigua y grande, que se subdivide en gran cantidad de cuartos o viviendas estrechas, cada una de las cuales aloja a familias pobres que pagan un arriendo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-conventillo · conventillo · Spanish

conventillo · rank #74,386 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #74,386
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH contáis

Nearest frequency peer: contáis (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “conventillo”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “conventillo” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for conventillo
PropertyValue
Headwordconventillo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kõmbẽn̪ˈt̪iʝo]
Letters11
Frequency rank#74,386
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “conventillo” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.conventillocae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “contáis” (#74,385), “convulso” (#74,387), “corred” (#74,388). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “conventillo” va en #74,386. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

conventillo is uncommon Spanish at frequency #74,386 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [kõmbẽn̪ˈt̪iʝo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for conventillo in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is conventillo, spelled C-O-N-V-E-N-T-I-L-L-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Casa antigua y grande, que se subdivide en gran cantidad de cuartos o viviendas estrechas, cada una de las cuales aloja a familias pobres que pagan un arriendo.
  2. 2
    Casa grande destinada como vivienda para varias familias.
  3. 3
    Casa, vivienda o local destinado al comercio sexual.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. En los miserables conventillos en que vive el pueblo no se puede esperar que se conserve la inocencia de los niños, ni la honestidad de las costumbres.
  2. La vida misma de los obreros y de sus familias está amenazada por el pestilente contagio de los conventillos.

Synonyms

casa de vecindadburdelprostíbulo

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "conventillo"?
"conventillo" is spelled C-O-N-V-E-N-T-I-L-L-O. The IPA pronunciation is [kõmbẽn̪ˈt̪iʝo].
What does "conventillo" mean?
As a noun, "conventillo" means: Casa antigua y grande, que se subdivide en gran cantidad de cuartos o viviendas estrechas, cada una de las cuales aloja a familias pobres que pagan un arriendo.
How do you pronounce "conventillo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "conventillo" is [kõmbẽn̪ˈt̪iʝo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "conventillo" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "conventillo", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list