convólvulo

[kõmˈbolβ̞ulo]

/[kõmˈbolβ̞ulo]/ noun

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The verdict

“convólvulo” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - Oruga muy dañina, de unos dos centímetros de largo, color verde amarillento en el cuerpo y cabeza parda brillante. Vive a expensas de los frutos y hojas de la vid, que roe, arrolla y seca.

Corpus desk

Index ES-convolvulo · convólvulo · Spanish

convólvulo · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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.

Key facts for convólvulo
PropertyValue
Headwordconvólvulo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kõmˈbolβ̞ulo]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “convólvulo” sits in Spanish frequency

convólvulo falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Spanish words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

convólvulo is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [kõmˈbolβ̞ulo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for convólvulo in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is convólvulo, spelled C-O-N-V-Ó-L-V-U-L-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Oruga muy dañina, de unos dos centímetros de largo, color verde amarillento en el cuerpo y cabeza parda brillante. Vive a expensas de los frutos y hojas de la vid, que roe, arrolla y seca.
  2. 2
    Enredadera, planta convolvulácea.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "convólvulo"?
"convólvulo" is spelled C-O-N-V-Ó-L-V-U-L-O. The IPA pronunciation is [kõmˈbolβ̞ulo].
What does "convólvulo" mean?
As a noun, "convólvulo" means: Oruga muy dañina, de unos dos centímetros de largo, color verde amarillento en el cuerpo y cabeza parda brillante. Vive a expensas de los frutos y hojas de la vid, que roe, arrolla y seca.
How do you pronounce "convólvulo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "convólvulo" is [kõmˈbolβ̞ulo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "convólvulo" come from?
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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list