huevo de Juanelo
[ˈ(ɣ̞)w̝eβ̞o ð̞e xwaˈnelo]
The verdict
“huevo de Juanelo” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cosa que aparenta tener mucha dificultad pero resulta ser fácil al conocer su artificio.
Corpus desk
Index ES-huevo-de-juanelo · huevo de Juanelo · Spanish
huevo de Juanelo · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 16 letters
- VOW-8 8 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 | huevo de Juanelo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˈ(ɣ̞)w̝eβ̞o ð̞e xwaˈnelo] |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “huevo de Juanelo” en español
Rare enough to double-check
huevo de Juanelo is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˈ(ɣ̞)w̝eβ̞o ð̞e xwaˈnelo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Cosa que aparenta tener mucha dificultad pero resulta ser fácil al conocer su artificio.".
huevo de Juanelo has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is huevo de Juanelo, spelled H-U-E-V-O- -D-E- -J-U-A-N-E-L-O.
Definition
- 1Cosa que aparenta tener mucha dificultad pero resulta ser fácil al conocer su artificio.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how huevo de Juanelo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
¿Ahora sabes lo del huevo de Juanelo, que los ingenios más grandes trabajaron en hacer que en un bufete de jaspe se tuviese en pie, y Juanelo con solo llegar y darle un golpecillo, le tuvo? Las grandes dificultades hasta saberse lo son, que sabido, todo es fácil.
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.