horquillo
[oɾˈkiʝo]
The verdict
“horquillo” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Herramienta formada por un asta acabada en varias puntas, que se emplea para mover material suelto, como heno u hojarasca.
Corpus desk
Index ES-horquillo · horquillo · Spanish
horquillo · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | horquillo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [oɾˈkiʝo] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “horquillo” en español
Rare enough to double-check
horquillo is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [oɾˈkiʝo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Herramienta formada por un asta acabada en varias puntas, que se emplea para mover material suelto, como heno u hojarasca.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for horquillo, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists 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 horquillo, spelled H-O-R-Q-U-I-L-L-O.
Definition
- 1Herramienta formada por un asta acabada en varias puntas, que se emplea para mover material suelto, como heno u hojarasca.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how horquillo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Al entrar en la plaza del potro, conviene hacerlo con la mayor precaución, hablándole siempre, para evitar toda sorpresa; el levantar y tender la cama, barrer y demás operaciones que tienen necesariamente que verificarse, si el potro es muy esquivo, se hará en los primeros días, cuando esté fuera del pesebre, aprovechando el rato que se sacó para darle ag…
This word in other languages
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.