grillos

/[ˈgɾiʝos]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#30,496

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

8

similar word pairs

grillos is aSpanishnoun. It means: Par de anillos de hierro que se ponen en los tobillos de alguien para impedir su libre movimiento al andar. Se han empleado para presidiarios, esclavos, etc. Pronounced [ˈgɾiʝos]. Often confused with gritos and gringos.

Key facts for grillos
PropertyValue
Headwordgrillos
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈgɾiʝos]
Letters7
Frequency rank#30,496
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for grillos is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈgɾiʝos]. Corpus data places it at rank #30,496 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.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for grillos, with forms such as "ggrillos", "girllos", and "grilloss". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "gritos", "gringos", "gallos", and more, 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 grillos, spelled G-R-I-L-L-O-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Par de anillos de hierro que se ponen en los tobillos de alguien para impedir su libre movimiento al andar. Se han empleado para presidiarios, esclavos, etc.
  2. 2
    Por extensión, lo que dificulta o impide moverse, avanzar, progresar o tener libertad.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ggrillos,girllos,grilloss,grillso,grilols,grilos,grlilos,grrillos,rgillos

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for grillos

Misspelling Variants of "grillos"

ggrillos8girllos7grilloss8grillso7grilols7grilos6grlilos7grrillos8
Misspelling Variants of "grillos"

Frequency rank: #30,496 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "grillos"?
"grillos" is spelled G-R-I-L-L-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈgɾiʝos].
What does "grillos" mean?
As a noun, "grillos" means: Par de anillos de hierro que se ponen en los tobillos de alguien para impedir su libre movimiento al andar. Se han empleado para presidiarios, esclavos, etc.
What words are commonly confused with "grillos"?
"grillos" is commonly confused with "gritos", "gringos", "gallos". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "grillos"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "grillos" is [ˈgɾiʝos]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "grillos" come from?
"grillos" 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.