jirón

[xiˈɾõn]

/[xiˈɾõn]/ noun

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The verdict

“jirón” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #55,003 among 7,810 “J” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,003
frequency rank, Spanish
7,810
“J” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Faja que se usaba para reforzar el bajo de los sayos y otras vestimentas semejantes.

Corpus desk

Index ES-jiron · jirón · Spanish

jirón · rank #55,003 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,003
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,810
  • PHOTO-FINISH Jeremiah

Nearest frequency peer: Jeremiah (-1 rank slots)

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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “jirón”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “jirón” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026
Key facts for jirón
PropertyValue
Headwordjirón
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[xiˈɾõn]
Letters5
Frequency rank#55,003
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “jirón” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). jirón lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

jirón is uncommon Spanish at frequency #55,003 among 7,810 “J” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [xiˈɾõn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 7 senses are on record.

jirón has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is jirón, spelled J-I-R-Ó-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Faja que se usaba para reforzar el bajo de los sayos y otras vestimentas semejantes.
  2. 2
    Trozo desgarrado de tela o de ropa.
  3. 3
    Por extensión, parte pequeña de un todo.
  4. 4
    Bandera o guión rematado en punta.
  5. 5
    Pieza honorable de forma triangular, con uno de sus vértices situados en el centro (abismo) del escudo y uno de sus bases en el lateral de este.
  6. 6
    Espacio urbano formado por varias calles o tramos entre esquinas.
  7. 7
    Toro de color liso, salvo por una mancha blanca en la verija.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how jirón appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Salve, Argentina, bandera azul y blanca Jirón del cielo en donde impera el sol Tú, la más noble, la más gloriosa y santa El firmamento su color te dio

Synonyms

andrajopendón

This word in other languages

rag(English)chiffon(Français)Lumpen(Deutsch)

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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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "jirón"?
"jirón" is spelled J-I-R-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [xiˈɾõn].
What does "jirón" mean?
As a noun, "jirón" means: Faja que se usaba para reforzar el bajo de los sayos y otras vestimentas semejantes.
How do you pronounce "jirón"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "jirón" is [xiˈɾõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "jirón" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "jirón", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list