culillo

[kuˈliʝo]

/[kuˈliʝo]/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Diminutivo de culo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-culillo · culillo · Spanish

culillo · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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 culillo
PropertyValue
Headwordculillo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kuˈliʝo]
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “culillo” en español

culilloqueda 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

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

Zero misspellings are on record for culillo in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is culillo, spelled C-U-L-I-L-L-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Diminutivo de culo.
  2. 2
    Miedo, grima, temor, fobia

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 "culillo"?
"culillo" is spelled C-U-L-I-L-L-O. The IPA pronunciation is [kuˈliʝo].
What does "culillo" mean?
As a noun, "culillo" means: Diminutivo de culo.
How do you pronounce "culillo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "culillo" is [kuˈliʝo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "culillo" come from?
"culillo" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list