martillo

[maɾˈt̪iʝo]

/[maɾˈt̪iʝo]/ noun

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The verdict

“martillo” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #10,370. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,370
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 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.

Corpus desk

Index ES-martillo · martillo · Spanish

martillo · rank #10,370 · 10 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,370
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH marcial

Nearest frequency peer: marcial (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “martillo”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “martillo” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

martillo vs Murillo
63% similar
martillo vs Morillo
63% similar
martillo vs martirio
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

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

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “martillo”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).martillocae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “marcial” (#10,369), “maten” (#10,371), “lámpara” (#10,367). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “martillo” va en #10,370. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around martillo (IPA [maɾˈt̪iʝo]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #10,370 among 3,868 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for martillo, with forms such as "amrtillo", "maritllo", and "marrtillo". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. 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, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is martillo, spelled M-A-R-T-I-L-L-O.

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.

This word in other languages

hammer(English)marteau(Français)Hammer(Deutsch)martelo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amrtillo
  • maritllo
  • marrtillo
  • martilo
  • martilol
  • martlilo
  • marttillo
  • matrillo
  • mmartillo
  • mratillo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of martillo - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

amrtillo2maritllo2marrtillo1martilo1martilol2martlilo2marttillo1matrillo2
Edit distance from "martillo"

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.

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's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

medición#10,373metiendo#10,375mezquita#10,376muscular#10,380

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

lámpara10 variantspadrino10 variantsfirmada10 variantsfiguran10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list