ganchillo
[gãnʲˈt͡ʃiʝo]
The verdict
“ganchillo” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #91,986 among 17,549 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #91,986
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 17,549
- “G” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Aguja de gancho.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ganchillo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [gãnʲˈt͡ʃiʝo] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #91,986 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ganchillo” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
ganchillo is uncommon Spanish at frequency #91,986 among 17,549 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [gãnʲˈt͡ʃiʝo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for ganchillo in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is ganchillo, spelled G-A-N-C-H-I-L-L-O.
Definition
- 1Aguja de gancho.
- 2Técnica para tejer labores con hilo o lana que utiliza una aguja de gancho.
- 3Gancho, horquilla que sujeta el cabello.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “ganchillo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is G-A-N-C-H-I-L-L-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [gãnʲˈt͡ʃiʝo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.