crinolina

[kɾinoˈlina]

/[kɾinoˈlina]/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Especie de tejido de cerda, que sirve para hacer corbatines, gorras, miriñaques, etc.

Corpus desk

Index ES-crinolina · crinolina · Spanish

crinolina · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 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 crinolina
PropertyValue
Headwordcrinolina
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kɾinoˈlina]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “crinolina” en español

crinolinaqueda fuera de las 100.000 palabras españolas más frecuentes, en la cola larga de vocabulario técnico, arcaico o raro, justo donde más se duda de la ortografía.

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

Rare enough to double-check

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

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for crinolina, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is crinolina, spelled C-R-I-N-O-L-I-N-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Especie de tejido de cerda, que sirve para hacer corbatines, gorras, miriñaques, etc.
  2. 2
    Galicismo por miriñaque. Especie de refajo hueco, con armadura de alambre, que llevaban las mujeres para ahuecar las faldas.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Ahi dos lindas damitas con sus amplias crinolinas que inflaban la seda de sus faldas rosas, dos lindas damitas, silenciosas y sonrientes, me miraban.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "crinolina"?
"crinolina" is spelled C-R-I-N-O-L-I-N-A. The IPA pronunciation is [kɾinoˈlina].
What does "crinolina" mean?
As a noun, "crinolina" means: Especie de tejido de cerda, que sirve para hacer corbatines, gorras, miriñaques, etc.
How do you pronounce "crinolina"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "crinolina" is [kɾinoˈlina]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "crinolina" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list