gatillo

/[gaˈt̪iʝo]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#18,551

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

gatillo is aSpanishnoun. It means: Parte de un arma que se presiona con el dedo para dispararla o hacerla detonar. Pronounced [gaˈt̪iʝo]. Often confused with gatito and grillo.

Key facts for gatillo
PropertyValue
Headwordgatillo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[gaˈt̪iʝo]
Letters7
Frequency rank#18,551
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of gatillo in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for gatillo is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [gaˈt̪iʝo]. Corpus data places it at rank #18,551 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 10 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for gatillo, with forms such as "agtillo", "gaitllo", and "gatilo". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "gatito", "grillo", "gallo", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is gatillo, spelled G-A-T-I-L-L-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Parte de un arma que se presiona con el dedo para dispararla o hacerla detonar.
  2. 2
    Tipo de martillo o aguja que golpea en alguna máquina o que sirve para detonar ciertas armas.
  3. 3
    Herramienta de metal con que se agarran y extraen las muelas y dientes.
  4. 4
    Parte de arriba del cuello o pescuezo de algunos cuadrúpedos, que va hasta cerca de la nuca.
  5. 5
    Poción de carne que en algunos cuadrúpedos cuelga a uno de los lados desde el pescuezo.
  6. 6
    Trozo de metal o de madera con que se asegura algo, uniéndolo o trabándolo.
  7. 7
    Joven que roba, especialmente en las calles.
  8. 8
    Flor del árbol de acacia.
  9. 9
    Pelo o crin larga de un caballo, mula, etc., de donde se agarran los jinetes para subirse al animal.
  10. 10
    Diminutivo de gato.

Synonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: agtillo,gaitllo,gatilo,gatilol,gatlilo,gattillo,ggatillo,gtaillo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for gatillo

Misspelling Variants of "gatillo"

agtillo7gaitllo7gatilo6gatilol7gatlilo7gattillo8ggatillo8gtaillo7
Misspelling Variants of "gatillo"

Frequency rank: #18,551 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "gatillo"?
"gatillo" is spelled G-A-T-I-L-L-O. The IPA pronunciation is [gaˈt̪iʝo].
What does "gatillo" mean?
As a noun, "gatillo" means: Parte de un arma que se presiona con el dedo para dispararla o hacerla detonar.
What words are commonly confused with "gatillo"?
"gatillo" is commonly confused with "gatito", "grillo", "gallo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gatillo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gatillo" is [gaˈt̪iʝo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gatillo" come from?
"gatillo" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.