diablillo

Name: diablillo, Spanish Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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[d̪jaˈβ̞liʝo]

/[d̪jaˈβ̞liʝo]/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“diablillo” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #91,847 among 90,663 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#91,847
frequency rank, Spanish: 90,663
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Diminutivo de diablo.

Key facts for diablillo
Property	Value
Headword	diablillo
Language	Spanish
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[d̪jaˈβ̞liʝo]
Letters	9
Frequency rank	#91,847
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “diablillo” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). diablillo lands here:

#91,847

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

diablillo is uncommon Spanish at frequency #91,847 among 90,663 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [d̪jaˈβ̞liʝo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for diablillo in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is diablillo, spelled D-I-A-B-L-I-L-L-O.

Definition

1
Diminutivo de diablo.
2
Ser mitológico similar a un extraterrestre, hada, gremlin, ñomo, hibagon o demonio, con frecuencia se describen en el folklore y la superstición
3
El que se viste de diablo en las procesiones del Corpus o en carnaval.
4
Persona aguda y enredadora.
5
(Helcogrammoides cunninghami) Especie de pez muy pequeño de la familia Tripterygiidae en el orden de los Perciformes. Habita en el Mar argentino y es de clima templado, viviendo en el inter y submareal (hasta los 200 m de profundidad).
6
(Pleuragramma antarcticum) Diablillo antártico.

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 "diablillo"?

"diablillo" is spelled D-I-A-B-L-I-L-L-O. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪jaˈβ̞liʝo].

What does "diablillo" mean?

As a noun, "diablillo" means: Diminutivo de diablo.

How do you pronounce "diablillo"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "diablillo" is [d̪jaˈβ̞liʝo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "diablillo" come from?

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Using “diablillo”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct Spanish spelling is D-I-A-B-L-I-L-L-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.