ferrojo
[feˈroxo]
The verdict
“ferrojo” 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) - Barra o pasador de hierro para asegurar puertas, ventanas, etc.
Corpus desk
Index ES-ferrojo · ferrojo · Spanish
ferrojo · 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 "F" 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 | ferrojo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [feˈroxo] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “ferrojo” en español
Rare enough to double-check
ferrojo is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [feˈroxo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
ferrojo has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is ferrojo, spelled F-E-R-R-O-J-O.
Definition
- 1Barra o pasador de hierro para asegurar puertas, ventanas, etc.
- 2Objeto de hierro diseñado para impedir el libre movimiento de alguien, como en el caso de cadenas, grilletes, etc.
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.