funículo

[fuˈnikulo]

/[fuˈnikulo]/ noun

The verdict

“funículo” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Filamento que une el rudimento seminal, entre cuyas células se halla el óvulo, con los nervios marginales donde estos se forman, la placenta.

Corpus desk

Index ES-funiculo · funículo · Spanish

funículo · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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.

Key facts for funículo
PropertyValue
Headwordfunículo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[fuˈnikulo]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “funículo” en español

funículoqueda fuera de las 100.000 palabras españolas más frecuentes, en la cola larga de vocabulario técnico, arcaico o raro, justo donde más se duda de la ortografía.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

funículo is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [fuˈnikulo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Filamento que une el rudimento seminal, entre cuyas células se halla el óvulo, con los nervios marginales donde estos se forman, la placenta.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for funículo, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, 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 funículo, spelled F-U-N-Í-C-U-L-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Filamento que une el rudimento seminal, entre cuyas células se halla el óvulo, con los nervios marginales donde estos se forman, la placenta.

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "funículo"?
"funículo" is spelled F-U-N-Í-C-U-L-O. The IPA pronunciation is [fuˈnikulo].
What does "funículo" mean?
As a noun, "funículo" means: Filamento que une el rudimento seminal, entre cuyas células se halla el óvulo, con los nervios marginales donde estos se forman, la placenta.
How do you pronounce "funículo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "funículo" is [fuˈnikulo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "funículo" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list