garrote vil

[gaˈrot̪e ˈβ̞il]

/[gaˈrot̪e ˈβ̞il]/ phrase

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pena de muerte que utiliza el garrote para estrangular hasta la muerte al condenado, quien es previamente conducido hasta el garrote montado en burro y al revés (mirando su cola).

Corpus desk

Index ES-garrote-vil · garrote vil · Spanish

garrote vil · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "G" 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 garrote vil
PropertyValue
Headwordgarrote vil
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[gaˈrot̪e ˈβ̞il]
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “garrote vil” en español

garrote vilno entra en el top 100.000 del español: zona de términos técnicos, arcaicos o escasos, el terreno típico de la doble comprobación.

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

Rare enough to double-check

garrote vil is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [gaˈrot̪e ˈβ̞il]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pena de muerte que utiliza el garrote para estrangular hasta la muerte al condenado, quien es previamente conducido hasta el garrote montado en burro y al revés (mirando su cola).".

No misspelling variants are generated for garrote vil in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is garrote vil, spelled G-A-R-R-O-T-E- -V-I-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pena de muerte que utiliza el garrote para estrangular hasta la muerte al condenado, quien es previamente conducido hasta el garrote montado en burro y al revés (mirando su cola).

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 "garrote vil"?
"garrote vil" is spelled G-A-R-R-O-T-E- -V-I-L. The IPA pronunciation is [gaˈrot̪e ˈβ̞il].
What does "garrote vil" mean?
As a phrase, "garrote vil" means: Pena de muerte que utiliza el garrote para estrangular hasta la muerte al condenado, quien es previamente conducido hasta el garrote montado en burro y al revés (mirando su cola).
How do you pronounce "garrote vil"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "garrote vil" is [gaˈrot̪e ˈβ̞il]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "garrote vil" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list