crocodilo
[kɾokoˈð̞ilo]
The verdict
“crocodilo” 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 May 6, 2026) - (familia Crocodylidae) Cualquiera de 14 especies de reptiles anfibios, de piel escamosa y seca, cuerpo alargado con poderosa cola y largas mandíbulas con fuertes dientes con las que capturan a su p...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | crocodilo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kɾokoˈð̞ilo] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “crocodilo” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
crocodilo is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [kɾokoˈð̞ilo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(familia Crocodylidae) Cualquiera de 14 especies de reptiles anfibios, de piel escamosa y seca, cuerpo alargado con poderosa cola y largas mandíbulas con fuertes dientes con las que capturan a su p...".
No generated misspelling entries exist for crocodilo in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is crocodilo, spelled C-R-O-C-O-D-I-L-O.
Definition
- 1(familia Crocodylidae) Cualquiera de 14 especies de reptiles anfibios, de piel escamosa y seca, cuerpo alargado con poderosa cola y largas mandíbulas con fuertes dientes con las que capturan a su presa
Synonyms
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.
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Using “crocodilo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-R-O-C-O-D-I-L-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kɾokoˈð̞ilo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.