latiguillo
[lat̪iˈɣ̞iʝo]
The verdict
“latiguillo” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Diminutivo de látigo.
Corpus desk
Index ES-latiguillo · latiguillo · Spanish
latiguillo · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "L" 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 | latiguillo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [lat̪iˈɣ̞iʝo] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “latiguillo” en español
Rare enough to double-check
latiguillo is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [lat̪iˈɣ̞iʝo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for latiguillo in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
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. The correct Spanish form is latiguillo, spelled L-A-T-I-G-U-I-L-L-O.
Definition
- 1Diminutivo de látigo.
- 2Estolón (vástago que surge en la base del tallo).
- 3Tubo delgado y flexible que conecta dos conductos.
- 4Recurso declamatorio que exagera la expresión de los afectos para lograr aplausos.
- 5Muletilla (vicio que consiste en repetir una expresión innecesaria en el habla).
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.