martillo

/[maɾˈt̪iʝo]/ noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#10,370

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

5

similar word pairs

martillo is aSpanishnoun. It means: Herramienta para golpear, con forma de "T", de unos 30 cm. de largo, conformada por un mango y una cabeza pesada, utilizada normalmente para enterrar clavos. Pronounced [maɾˈt̪iʝo]. Often confused with Murillo and Morillo.

Key facts for martillo
PropertyValue
Headwordmartillo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[maɾˈt̪iʝo]
Letters8
Frequency rank#10,370
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for martillo is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [maɾˈt̪iʝo]. Corpus data places it at rank #10,370 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for martillo, with forms such as "amrtillo", "maritllo", and "marrtillo". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "Murillo", "Morillo", "martirio", 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 martillo, spelled M-A-R-T-I-L-L-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Herramienta para golpear, con forma de "T", de unos 30 cm. de largo, conformada por un mango y una cabeza pesada, utilizada normalmente para enterrar clavos.
  2. 2
    Uno de los tres huesecillos del oído medio que presenta una cabeza, un cuello y tres apófisis. Está conectado con la membrana timpánica y transmite las vibraciones sonoras al yunque, que se comunica a su vez con el estribo.
  3. 3
    Acción de pedir dinero prestado, generalmente con insistencia.
  4. 4
    Bola de acero sujeta a un cable con una empuñadura, que se utiliza al realizar el lanzamiento de martillo.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: amrtillo,maritllo,marrtillo,martilo,martilol,martlilo,marttillo,matrillo,mmartillo,mratillo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for martillo

Misspelling Variants of "martillo"

amrtillo8maritllo8marrtillo9martilo7martilol8martlilo8marttillo9matrillo8
Misspelling Variants of "martillo"

Frequency rank: #10,370 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "martillo"?
"martillo" is spelled M-A-R-T-I-L-L-O. The IPA pronunciation is [maɾˈt̪iʝo].
What does "martillo" mean?
As a noun, "martillo" means: Herramienta para golpear, con forma de "T", de unos 30 cm. de largo, conformada por un mango y una cabeza pesada, utilizada normalmente para enterrar clavos.
What words are commonly confused with "martillo"?
"martillo" is commonly confused with "Murillo", "Morillo", "martirio". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "martillo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "martillo" is [maɾˈt̪iʝo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "martillo" come from?
"martillo" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Spanish words

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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.