grillete
[gɾiˈʝet̪e]
The verdict
“grillete” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #84,923 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #84,923
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Aro de hierro que sirve para fijar una cadena en el pie de un prisionero.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | grillete |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [gɾiˈʝet̪e] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #84,923 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “grillete” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for grillete is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [gɾiˈʝet̪e]. Corpus data places it at rank #84,923 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
grillete has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is grillete, spelled G-R-I-L-L-E-T-E.
Definition
- 1Aro de hierro que sirve para fijar una cadena en el pie de un prisionero.
- 2Cada una de las porciones de cadena que engrilletadas forman la del ancla de un barco.
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 “grillete”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is G-R-I-L-L-E-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [gɾiˈʝet̪e] (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.