espinillo
[espiˈniʝo]
The verdict
“espinillo” 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) - (Acacia caven) Árbol de la familia de las leguminosas, nativo de América del Sur, de hojas pequeñas, muy espinoso, por lo cual se le llama espinilla, que da una florcita redonda y amarilla de aroma...
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Index ES-espinillo · espinillo · Spanish
espinillo · 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 "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 | espinillo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [espiˈniʝo] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “espinillo” en español
Rare enough to double-check
espinillo is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [espiˈniʝo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for espinillo, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is espinillo, spelled E-S-P-I-N-I-L-L-O.
Definition
- 1(Acacia caven) Árbol de la familia de las leguminosas, nativo de América del Sur, de hojas pequeñas, muy espinoso, por lo cual se le llama espinilla, que da una florcita redonda y amarilla de aroma muy suave y agradable.
- 2(Ulex europaeus) Arbusto de la familia de las leguminosas, nativo de Europa, de follaje espinoso y flores amarillas.
- 3Diminutivo de espino.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how espinillo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Fragantes flores de aroma Derraman los espinillos.
Algunos dicen que se ven incluso bonitos, porque tiñen de amarillo grandes extensiones de campo y el borde de la carretera, pero en realidad en el sur de Chile no se ha encontrado un buen uso al espinillo o chacai (Ulex europaeus) y es una maleza incontrolable.
This word in other languages
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.