egagrópila
[eɣ̞aˈɣ̞ɾopila]
The verdict
“egagrópila” 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 3, 2026) - Bola de restos orgánicos regurgitados por algunas especies de aves, que contienen las partes indigeribles de su alimento.
Corpus desk
Index ES-egagropila · egagrópila · Spanish
egagrópila · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | egagrópila |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [eɣ̞aˈɣ̞ɾopila] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “egagrópila” en español
Rare enough to double-check
egagrópila is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [eɣ̞aˈɣ̞ɾopila]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for egagrópila in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
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 egagrópila, spelled E-G-A-G-R-Ó-P-I-L-A.
Definition
- 1Bola de restos orgánicos regurgitados por algunas especies de aves, que contienen las partes indigeribles de su alimento.
- 2Aglomerado de fibras de posidonia en forma más o menos de bola, en especial cuando aparecen en playas y costas.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how egagrópila appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
2021. «"Como resultado de la erosión mecánica en el medio marino, las vainas enterradas en el fondo van liberando progresivamente unas fibras lignocelulósicas que se van agregando y entrelazando poco a poco, hasta formar unos aglomerados en forma de bola conocidos como egagrópilas", explica el catedrático Javier Romero.
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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.