frailecillo
[fɾajleˈsiʝo]
The verdict
“frailecillo” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ave palmípeda de los mares fríos del Norte, pariente de las alcas, tiene un pico grande con vistosos colores.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | frailecillo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [fɾajleˈsiʝo] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “frailecillo” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
frailecillo is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [fɾajleˈsiʝo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for frailecillo in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is frailecillo, spelled F-R-A-I-L-E-C-I-L-L-O.
Definition
- 1Ave palmípeda de los mares fríos del Norte, pariente de las alcas, tiene un pico grande con vistosos colores.
- 2Ave migratoria de color verde, que pertenece a las Limícolas.
- 3Ave zancuda que vive en los pantanos tropicales de Cuba.
- 4Burbujitas que ocasiona la lluvia al caer en los charcos de agua.
- 5Pequeños pilares que tiene el torno de la seda para asegurar el huso.
- 6Arbusto de la familia de las Euforbiáceas.
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.
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Using “frailecillo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is F-R-A-I-L-E-C-I-L-L-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [fɾajleˈsiʝo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.